Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Review access to social media for under 18s in CAMHS wards/adolescent units
Open for signatures
117 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a nationally standardised digital safeguarding policy for all under 18 year olds during acute mental health admissions. Pause social media including smart phones on admission. Provide therapeutic alternatives. Children in crisis deserve space to recover.
Some children have posted images of their self harm wounds from hospital beds while algorithms provide more images from peers. Inpatient admission should mean safety. Instead, we think smartphones are turning wards into broadcasting studios for harm. Self-harm costs the NHS. We believe that unmanaged digital risk in acute admissions is negligent.
Timeline
| 1 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
117
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
1 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.