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The website helps you to understand safety in gaming, as well as how to manage the basic setup of devices.

They have plenty of guides and advice, and contact options.

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If your child is a keen gamer and uses a range of consoles or devices to play the latest games, make sure to set them up safe. Take a look at our list of parental control how-to guides to get up to speed on how to set the right level of protection to give them a fun and safe experience while playing video games.

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See our range of Set up Safe how-to guide to learn how to get children's gaming consoles, platforms or apps set up with parental controls to keep them safe.

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This website gives you advice on how to talk to your GP about your mental health, helping you to feel more comfortable doing so.

It also helps to prepare you for your mental health appointments, and offers general support.

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Talking to your GP about your mental health

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Getting the most out of your GP appointment, what might your GP suggest, common concerns about talking to your GP about your mental health, how you can find a GP, and what to do if you’re not happy with the outcome of your appointment.

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This website allows you to search for counsellors or therapists near you, and find the perfect person for you so you'll know you can feel comfortable in your sessions.

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Counselling may be important to young people who have been a victim of sexting, grooming of sexual exploitation. There are many options available for this.

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If you think something is urgent, you can always choose to call the police and they will pursue the issue and hopefully deal with it to arrest and/or punish the perpetrator.

This is especially important when it comes to things like grooming and sexting.

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This website exists so you can report incidents of grooming and sexual exploitation online, whether these happened to you or another young person you know.

They have report options and ways for you to seek help and support.

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CEOP is a law enforcement agency and is here to keep children and young people safe from sexual exploitation and abuse. Please complete the below to start your report to one of CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors.

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There are plenty of places you can report sexting and online sexual harassment, as well as seeking help and support for them.

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This website offers advice on using social media safely, directed towards kids. They also can give support to anyone struggling with that or in danger online.

They have a helpline as well as plenty of resources you can freely access on their site.

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Plenty of helplines exist to help victims of things like cyberbullying and sexting on social media.

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This website offers help for young people under 25, and you can talk about a variety of things (e.g relationships, mental health, etc.)

They have a helpline, a crisis messenger and a 24/7 chat.

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Essential support for under 25s

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If you're under 25 and need help but don't know where to turn, call us for FREE on 0808 808 4994. We'll explore your situation with you and find organisations that may be able to help you further. Our phones are open 7 days a week from 4pm to 11pm. You can also webchat to us 7 days a week from 4pm to 11pm.

Freephone 0808 808 4994

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This is a website for supporting kids. It exists for more than just sexting support, but it also offers help for that as well.

They have a helpline (texting and calling), as well as a lot of advice.

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

If you're in danger or it's an emergency, you should always call 999

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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Kids are often the victims of sexting, since they don't entirely know the consequences and may be taken advantage of.

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This website exists for reporting sexual abuse and to support children dealing with their pictures being shared.

They offer an option to report people and participate in fundraising.

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Report online child sexual abuse images & videos | IWF | IWF

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Anonymously report images & videos of child sexual abuse you may accidentally see online. Also known by incorrect slang terms ‘child pornography’, ‘child porn’ & ‘kiddie porn’.

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This website exists to help parents support their children and make sure they're safe while using the internet.

They have advice articles and a helpline.

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If you've found out your child has shared a revealing pic or video, don't panic. There are plenty of ways to stop things getting out of hand.

Watch these short films for advice on what to do next:

Understanding why

It's important to keep things in perspective and plan how to talk to your child. Remember, however stressed and anxious you are feeling, they are probably feeling more so. Watch this film to find out how one parent coped.

Talking to your child

It's a good idea to have ongoing conversations with your child about sex and relationships including nude selfies. It might be a bit embarrassing at first but this film suggests some ways to start it off.

When should I be worried?

Young people share nude selfies for different reasons and in different ways, and some situations are more risky than others. This film will help you to understand the different contexts in which images are shared and how to respond.

Where to get help

Find out about organisations which can help you and your child.

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If you've found out your child has shared a revealing pic or video, don't panic. There are plenty of ways to stop things getting out of hand. Watch these short films for advice on what to do next: It's important to keep things in perspective and plan how to talk to your child.

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There are many helplines available to support victims of sexting.