Parents vs. The Internet

1: I wish that Brianna’s final years were much happier

In the inaugural episode of Parents vs. The Internet, Esther Ghey and the Mail’s Liz Hull are joined by Emma Mills. 

Emma Mills is the headteacher at Birchwood Community High School. 

Brianna Ghey, Esther’s daughter, attended Birchwood, until she tragically lost her life in a crime that was planned using the internet. 

Emma, Esther, and Liz discuss the challenges schools face in controlling smartphone and social media use among pupils, and what more needs to be done to protect children from online harm, including grooming and violent content. 

Esther also discusses Brianna’s own mental health struggles prior to her death, and the impact that her use of social media had on her and those around her.

Hosts: Esther Ghey and Liz Hull
Producer: Max Bower
Editor: Silas Gray 
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 
Executive Producer: Bella Soames 
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Our children's mental health is under attack.
From the age of 11, they're bombarded with information and messages via the smartphones in their pockets. Parents are struggling to protect them from the dangers of the digital world.
Parents vs. The Internet is the Daily Mail's unmissable podcast, which asks what we can do to keep our young people safe and better protect their mental health.
Hosted by the Daily Mail's Liz Hull and Esther Ghey, whose daughter Brianna Ghey tragically lost her life in an incident that was planned using the internet, this 10-part series explores what caregivers; teachers; and policymakers can do to support young people in leveraging technology for good, and safeguard them from the bad.