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Why we must respond to online risks

Adults, practitioners, parents and policy-makers must engage actively with the challenges and risks smartphones and social media pose to children and young people, says Rachael Wardell.

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It is 19 years since the first iPhone was launched. Every child and young person in the country has never known a world without smartphones.

What once felt like innovation is now simply the backdrop to childhood. Screens and technology are embedded in every aspect of play, friendships, education, identity and even how young people manage their health.

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