Vulnerable children are ‘hounded’ by cyberbullies in their bedrooms
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By Natahsa Bernal
British children are being hounded by cyberbullies in their own bedrooms using smartphones which are fuelling an ‘unprecedented’ mental health crisis, the boss of the nation’s largest children’s charity has warned.
Barnardo’s chief executive Javed Khan called on the Government, technology companies and schools to increase the help offered to young children and teenagers.
He backed calls for a legal duty of care on technology companies to keep children safe online. It follows guidance from the country’s chief medical officer urging parents to ban smartphones from mealtimes and leave them outside of bedrooms at night in a move to curb social media addiction.
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