Overview

• SEMA and the CPS-AEP report a recent increase in children and adolescents presenting with self-harm, anxiety, sleep problems, mood changes, and social withdrawal associated with Roblox-related communications.
• Clinicians say risky interactions center on chat features where minors have been incited to self-injury, view sexual content, question identity, or share images of child sexual abuse.
• Families are urged to check whether their children use Roblox and participate in chats, discuss online contact risks, and seek pediatric care at the first sign of concern.
• When evidence of abuse is found, the societies advise filing complaints with police or the Guardia Civil and notifying Spain’s data protection authority (AEPD) with screenshots of chats.
• Pediatricians are asked to screen specifically for Roblox use and, when warranted, activate established protocols including medical reports, social work referrals, injury documentation, and support during formal complaints, while noting uncertainty about whether harms occur within the official platform or look‑alike environments.