This tool aims to support all those who care for our tamariki to teach them safe online social skills and how to navigate identity and communication on social media platforms.  While there are challenges to navigate, social media is not all bad, it can have a positive impact on mental health and our identity, as long as we ensure we have some tikanga haumaru - protective and guiding mechanisms in place.

Young people need support from parents, caregivers and other adults in their lives, to help keep their personal social media spaces safe.

These resources are part of the Navigating Social Media Safely series, and were commissioned by the Suicide Prevention Office, within the Ministry of Health, with Alight and Social Good. Expertise and experience from rangatahi, suicide prevention sector, matauranga māori, researchers and lived experience helped shaped these resources.