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.

In this section...
Youtube - Supervised Experience
Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content
Careers & Apprenticeship Information
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok
The ABC online safety checklist
What is Character AI? What parents need to know
New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children
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Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Advice about improving your sleep
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Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents
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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Classroom Homework @Home AI Year 10 Cyberbullying School Nurse Ofcom Term Dates Roblox Celebrity Year 11 Art & Photography Exhibition Of Staff Art Work Assessment Staff Handbook
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