1. QNIC and QNCC Social Media Day 19th September 2016
#MHSocialMedia
Joe Lindsay
Project Worker

2. Social Media Generation

3. Raising awareness Fundraising for campaigns
Donations for charity and organisational research
Ice Bucket/22 Push Up Challenge

4. Social validation & anxiety
Presenting best version of ourselves
Pressure to stay connected
Affirmation and being ‘liked’
Heightened anxiety

5. Fear of Missing Out
‘Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media’
Oxford English Dictionary 2013

6. QNIC/QNCC Standards Services access to the internet
Ensuring young people explore online spaces safely
Educating clinicians and supporting mental health
6.2.3 Type 1
The unit has procedures to ensure that young people's access to media (e.g. TV, DVDs, audio and the internet) is age appropriate
Type 2
Young people have access to the internet for recreational purpose