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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...

My Family's Digital Toolkit

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

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

Youtube - Supervised Experience

The ABC online safety checklist

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: X

Safeguarding: Instagram

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

See also...

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

Hartismail - emails and letters home

Parents Evening :: Year 8

Absence Request Form

Parent's Evenings

Parents Evening :: Year 12

Newsletters 2023-2024

Parents Evening :: Year 13

Application for Remission from Charges/School Uniform Support

Sport and PE

Explore...

NHS 111 mental health support

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Cyberbullying Advice

Do you want to tell us anything?

Early Help

Wellbeing

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

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

County lines

Advice about improving your sleep

New...

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

CABARET THE MUSICAL. London. Y9-13. Weds 15th April 2026- Only a few places left

Parents Evening :: Year 11

Summer 2026 Examinations

Chicago Teen edition - tickets available soon

Parents Evening :: Year 7

9S4 Chemistry Paper Chromatography 2

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Musical Theatre Parent Pay Internet Safety List School Day Safety Year 12 Mrs Davy Parent Information Year 13 Support Hartismere Mocks Key Stage 3 Correspondence Text

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