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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...

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

The ABC online safety checklist

Safeguarding: Instagram

My Family's Digital Toolkit

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

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

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Online safety newsletters

See also...

Bullying and child on child abuse

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

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

Safeguarding

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Early Help

Out of hours information

County lines

Find My Kids App

Advice about improving your sleep

Explore...

NHS 111 mental health support

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

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

New...

Computer Science

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Film post-production explained

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Sixth Form Course Information

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Internet Safety Pupil Premium School Nurse Fitness Out Of Hours Year 12 A Level Statutory Information AI Help Me Findmykids Pan's Labyrinth Emergency Parent ZEN Support

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