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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...

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Youtube - Supervised Experience

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

AI and nude images

Online Safety Help Videos

Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

Safeguarding: X

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

See also...

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Find My Kids App

Safeguarding

Do you want to tell us anything?

Bullying and child on child abuse

County lines

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

E-Safety

Wellbeing

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

Explore...

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

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

NHS 111 mental health support

Cyberbullying Advice

New...

Impact Evaluation of LAMDA Exams in Schools

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

Change of Head of Year 7

LAMDA Performance and public speaking exams 2026-2027

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Open afternoons

Summer 2026 Examinations

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Drugs Open Online Theatre Parent Information Exploitation Acting County Lines Safety My Hartismere Afternoon March Year 7 Coronavirus Information Computer Science

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