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...
Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content
The ABC online safety checklist
New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children
Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents
Top 15 most dangerous apps for children
How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents
See also...
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Advice about improving your sleep
Bullying and child on child abuse
Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism
Explore...
TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?
New...
Learning Support Assistant and Mentor
HOW DO SCHOOL TRIPS TO THE THEATRE HELP?
Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.
Discover...
Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Year 8 Homework Sexual Behaviour Ofcom Learning at Home Mocks AI Tiktok Parent Internet Safety Year 12 Esafety Mrs Davy Uniform Computer Holiday Hartismere
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