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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

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

The ABC online safety checklist

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

Managing In-Game Spending

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

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Safeguarding: BeReal

See also...

Safeguarding

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

County lines

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Domestic Violence

Wellbeing

Find My Kids App

Child to parent abuse

Bullying and child on child abuse

Advice about improving your sleep

Explore...

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

Cyberbullying Advice

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

NHS 111 mental health support

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Parent & Carer Perception Survey

Summer 2026 Examinations

Friends of Hartismere - Car Boot Sale

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Film Studies Learning at Home Internet Bereal Out Of Hours Twitter Parentpay Working Coronavirus Chemistry Online Chem Tiktok Exploitation Homework GCE

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