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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...

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Youtube - Supervised Experience

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Safeguarding: BeReal

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

AI and nude images

Safeguarding: Instagram

See also...

Find My Kids App

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

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

Do you want to tell us anything?

Advice about improving your sleep

County lines

Early Help

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Child to parent abuse

Domestic Violence

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Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

Cyberbullying Advice

NHS 111 mental health support

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January 2026 Examinations

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Support Shop Celebrity Parent Twitter Winners Help Me Chat Bot Alamanc Bullying Wellbeing Tiktok Emergency Competition 48 Hour Scare Parent Information

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