PAPYRUS

Are you, or is a young person you know, not coping with life?

For suicide prevention advice call HOPELine UK 0800 068 41 41

National confidential helpline of PAPYRUS prevention of young suicide

Registered Charity No: 1070896

www.papyrus-uk.org

HOPELineUK

Call - 0800 068 41 41
Text - 07786 209697
Email - pat@papyrus-uk.org

Opening Hours:

Mon-Fri 10am - 10pm

Weekends 2pm - 10pm

Bank Holidays 2pm - 5pm

www.papyrus-uk.org

Hate Crime

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Safe use of Social Media

Protect yourself online:

  • Only accept friend requests and other types of communication from people who you know and trust.
  • Adjust your privacy settings so that you are in control of your profile and you know who is able to view it.
  • Be aware that Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media usually have some form of age restriction; Facebook for example is 13 years and upwards.
  • If you are unfortunate enough to become a victim of online bullying, be sure to block the communications from the person sending them to you and report them to the site administrators.

Advice for parents:

  • Try to put the computer in an easy to see place in the home so that you can monitor what sites your child is visiting
  • Check out the websites your child is using, just like you’d check out a school or a youth group they might visit. Have a look and make a judgement whether you think it is a safe environment for them to be involved in.
  • Set up reasonable guidelines and limits for internet usage. Understand that it may be a big part of their life but that it needs to be regulated
  • Explain to your children why it is important for them never to give out personal details or post pictures of themselves publicly, just like you would when you explain to them not to talk to strangers

To find out more about keeping safe online go to https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

www.net-aware.org.uk/

Brook Behaviour Traffic Light Tool

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www.kidsafeuk.co.uk/