The use of technology and social media has become the norm in the majority of lives nowadays. Growing up, children, adolescents and teenagers are exposed to social media and digital platforms as part of their day to day, with adolescents…
Teenage mental health is a topic we have all heard about many times, but mostly from the perspective of adults. This is from my point of view, a 15-year-old who has a first hand look at what really causes mental…
Self-harm is in the news again, this week due to the tragic suicide of 14-year old Molly Russell in 2017. After she died it was discovered she had viewed multiple images of self-harm on Instagram. One in five 14-year old…
Today, all of us are extended, in some way, into the digital world. Whether it is something as banal as having an email address or a smart-phone, to something more complex like activities on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), we…