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.

In this section...
What is Character AI? What parents need to know
New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children
Top 15 most dangerous apps for children
Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok
Common Sense Media – Game Reviews
See also...
Bullying and child on child abuse
Advice about improving your sleep
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Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
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Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students
TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?
New...
Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents
Print Exhibition at Wingfield Barns
Hartismere Family Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notice
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