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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...

The ABC online safety checklist

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Online Safety Help Videos

Careers & Apprenticeship Information

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Safeguarding: X

AI and nude images

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

See also...

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Domestic Violence

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

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

Safeguarding

Early Help

County lines

Out of hours information

Do you want to tell us anything?

Bullying and child on child abuse

Explore...

Cyberbullying Advice

NHS 111 mental health support

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

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

New...

April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

Hartismere School & Sixth Form College

Change of Head of Year 9

Open afternoons

Parent & Carer Perception Survey

Friends of Hartismere - Car Boot Sale

E-Safety

Summer 2026 Examinations

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Safeguarding Mental Health Social Media Guide Internet Bullying Celebrity App Computer Science Safety Tiktok Holiday Afternoon YouTube County Lines Homework Examinations School Nurse Chat Bot Uniform

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