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Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

Social Media is often scrutinised as having a negative impact on children’s mental health. Children and young people are now growing up in a technology dominated world, and social media plays a major role in their social lives. This balanced guide focuses at both the positive and negative impacts that social media can bring to young people and their mental health.

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/hub/view/guide/social-media-mental-health-the-positive-and-negative-impacts 

In this section...

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: BeReal

Safeguarding: X

Online Safety Help Videos

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Managing In-Game Spending

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

See also...

Parent's Evenings

Parents Evening :: Year 9

Hartismail - emails and letters home

Forms

Absence Request Form

Parents

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Parents Evening :: Year 10

Sport and PE

Explore...

County lines

Bullying and child on child abuse

Cyberbullying Advice

Advice about improving your sleep

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

E-Safety

TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?

Out of hours information

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

NHS 111 mental health support

New...

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Examinations

7yA Chemistry

Summer 2026 Examinations

Chicago tickets selling fast

Teacher of Business Studies & Economics

Twelfth Night

Parents Evening :: Year 7

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide List Exploitation Twelfth Night Parent Pay Spending Help Me YouTube Uniform College Week Meetings Test Economics Twitter Sexual Behaviour Roblox

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