A day in the life of a young person online

We worked with a group of young people to script and film four short video clips documenting different aspects of a young person's experience online. Each video ends with a set of reflective questions for mental health practitioners to consider.

Video 1

Take some time to reflect on the types of content Chloe engages with online, and how it affects her.

Video 2

What are the benefits and risks of the content Chloe is engaging with?

Video 3

In what ways are Chloe’s online engagements impacting her?

Video 4

How might you help Chloe in your role as a mental health practitioner?

Online Scenarios

Below are audio recordings from young people talking us through several scenarios that children and young people (CYP) may encounter online, how they think this would make young people feel, and their thoughts on how helpful or harmful it may be.

Scenario 1 - Posting about Mental Health

Scenario 2 - ‘Stan’ Culture

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 3 - Fitness Influencer

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 4 - Study TikToker

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 5 - Recovery Content

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 7 - Depressive Content

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 6 - Online Gaming

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 8 - Misogynistic Content

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?

Scenario 9 - AI Chatbots

What's the scenario?

How might this make CYP feel?

Helpful or harmful?