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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...

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

Managing In-Game Spending

Safeguarding: Instagram

AI and nude images

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

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

My Family's Digital Toolkit

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

The ABC online safety checklist

See also...

Wellbeing

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Out of hours information

Advice about improving your sleep

Bullying and child on child abuse

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

Find My Kids App

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Domestic Violence

Safeguarding

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

NHS 111 mental health support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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Parents Evening :: Year 12

December Mock Examinations

Cyberbullying Advice

CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance)

January 2026 Examinations

Personal Development

Duke of Edinburgh Portal

Photography Competition

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