The current bulletin for Digital Mental Health, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download.
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Today’s resource is the hugely popular Mental Health Family Hour with Sam Tyrer (Change Talks) and Dave Cottrell (Mindset by Dave) and this episode is about social media and self image.
The latest edition of the Digital Mental Health bulletin, produced by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, is now available to view and download.
Please contact the library: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk for any support accessing of the articles.
Sport England have launched a campaign to help people stay active at home during the Coronavirus outbreak. It provides information and advice, while encouraging people to share on social media with the hashtag #StayInWorkOut
Read more here
The Royal Society for Public Health has developed a free online course which aims to help social media users to build a meaningful, more balanced relationship with platforms. The course focusses on awareness-raising; encouraging meaningful use by educating users on the potential harms and benefits of social media. It provides practical guidance and useful tips to support users to practice self-care on and offline.
Click here to access the resource.
Using the internet and social media is an important part of life for children and young people. It can be a positive opportunity to learn, to connect with friends and family and to have fun. However, internet use can also expose children to dangers, such as cyberbullying, online grooming and sexual abuse. At the same time, mental health conditions are on the rise with recent data showing that 1 in 8 children and young people between ages 5-19 in England have a mental health problem.
This report gained insight from 80 practitioners across more than 30 Barnardo’s services in the UK. It found:
• Half of these practitioners responding said they had worked with children aged five to 10 who had been exposed to unsuitable or harmful materials online, and more than one third said children in that age group had been victims of cyberbullying.
• When it comes to 11-15 year olds, 79% of practitioners responding said children they work with have experienced cyberbullying. Some practitioners highlighted that cyberbullying had led to self-harm and suicide.
• 78% of practitioners responding also said they had worked with children in this age group who had been groomed online and 78% also said they’d worked with children in this age group who had accessed unsuitable/harmful content.
Click here to view the full report.
The House of Commons Select Science and Technology Committee, January 2019
This report provides the findings of an inquiry examining whether the growing use of social media, and screens, among children is healthy or harmful. It looks at the evidence base for such claims, and whether any new measures or controls are required. The report highlights the benefits of social media, while also revealing the potential risks children face when accessing social media, and suggests what can be done to protect young users when they are online.
Click here to view the full report.
