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Comfortable Conversations

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Our research has highlighted that young people want to be empowered to have the most positive experience possible online. Below are video examples of both disempowering and empowering conversations between a mental health practitioner and a young person. You can also view our signposting guidance, and a printable poster, which details how to keep young people comfortable during conversations about their online use.

Resources & Signposting

Access our one-page PDF outlining key resources and signposting guidance for mental health practitioners supporting young people in their online engagement.

Disempowering conversation example 

Empowering conversation example 

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Here you can view and print our poster - ‘Ways to help a young person feel comfortable sharing their online use with you.’

Ways to help a young person feel comfortable sharing their online use with you. Access our summary poster here:

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If you’re working with a young person on their digital use and mental health, these question prompts may aid your conversations.

Access our question prompts for mental health practitioners here:

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