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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...

Online Safety Help Videos

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Safeguarding: Instagram

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

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

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

My Family's Digital Toolkit

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Domestic Violence

Wellbeing

County lines

Bullying and child on child abuse

Out of hours information

Early Help

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Safeguarding

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NHS 111 mental health support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

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HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

E-Safety

Simon Pegg Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters |

Vacancies

Film Academy Shorts

Music Evenings 2025

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