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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...

Safeguarding: X

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Safeguarding: BeReal

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

The ABC online safety checklist

Managing In-Game Spending

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

See also...

Child to parent abuse

County lines

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Domestic Violence

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Safeguarding

Out of hours information

Find My Kids App

Advice about improving your sleep

Wellbeing

Explore...

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

NHS 111 mental health support

Cyberbullying Advice

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

New...

CABARET THE MUSICAL. Playhouse Theatre, London. Y9-13. Wednesday 15th April 2026

Parents Evening :: Year 11

March 2026 Year 11 Mocks

Teacher of History

Farrand on Film: GCSE Film Studies, Component 1: US Films

Summer 2026 Examinations

Get involved in the Hartismere: 'Focus Your Fitness February Challenge!

Cover Supervisor

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Uniform Year 10 Roblox Jobs Year 11 Test Twitter Shop Revision Events ZEN Mocks Extra-Curricular Games Findmykids Holiday

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