The public school district in the US city of Seattle has filed a lawsuit against big tech companies for allegedly causing mental harm, depression and anxiety among students.
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“It would be a tragedy if we beat back one public health crisis only to allow another to grow in its place,” Murthy said in a preface to the advisory. “Mental health challenges in children, adolescents, and young adults are real, and they are widespread. But most...
” said Lisa Floyd, the program manager for King County’s behavioral health and recovery division, which funds the training. “We’re trying to get to that point in King County with mental health. If someone is having a mental ...
"Thismental health crisisis no accident," the Seattle district's lawsuit against the companies says. "It is the result of the Defendants' deliberate choices and affirmative actions to design and market their social media platforms to attract youth." ...
“The urgency of the mental health crisis is so clear,” she said. “In the partnerships that I have, the emphasis is on the kids truly struggling right now who have nothing — we need to help them — more so than a possible risk for a subset of kids who aren’t really struggling....
Across Washington state, hospital staff are reporting that children in need of psychiatric care are being kept in pediatric emergency rooms for days or weeks.
Mental health perceived as a global phenomenon, which might require equally global intervention, seems now a well-established reality that has received further experiential confirmation by reports of a worldwide mental health crisis of depression and anxiety disorders caused by the pandemic (e.g. ...
Seattle Public Schools filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. There are more behavioral issues to handle on school grounds, creating a desperate need for ...