More than half of practitioners feel ill-equipped to address social media’s influence on children
08-04-2025 09:46 via communitycare.co.uk

More than half of practitioners feel ill-equipped to address social media’s influence on children

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More than half of social workers feel unprepared to tackle the impact of social media on children, a Community Care poll has found.
This follows the release of Netflix drama Adolescence in March, which sparked a national debate in the UK around the growing influence of online content on children – particularly young boys.
The four-episode series follows the aftermath of a 13-year-old
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