TheU.S. Surgeon General (2023)released a health advisory last year that suggests children and teens who use social media for more than three hours a day are at significantly more risk of developing mental health challenges such asanxiety,depression, andsuicidality. Below are some ways mental...
"We are in the middle of a national youth mental health crisis," Murthysaid in a statementregarding his latest advisory, "and I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis — one that we must urgently address." ...
A new advisory from the U.S. surgeon general warns of an urgent public health issue regarding social media usage and youth mental health. In the new advisory, released Tuesday, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy calls for more research to determine the extent of mental health impacts on young people...
Earlier this year, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory report titled “Social Media and Youth Mental Healthopens in a new tab.” Murthy’s report recognized that today’s kids are in a mental health crisis and social media could play a part in declining childho...
The effect of social media on the mental health of America’s youth is an urgent public health issue, warns the Surgeon General in an advisory released this past May. “Teens who use social media for more than three hours a day face double the risk of depression and anxiety symptoms, ...
Surgeon General''s advisory on the use of social media and its impact on the mental health of youth and adolescents has raised much discussion, and no doubt garnered much reaction and concern, particularly given the current youth mental health crisis....
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory in May, citing a link between spending time on social media and the nation's mental health crisis among the youth. "I'm issuing this advisory because we're in the middle of a youth mental health crisis, and...
The advisory seems to come in contrast to a new 10-point recommendation system from the American Psychological Association (APA) on teen social media use, whichcame just weeks ago. The list urged parents to implement social media training for their children, limit screen time, and set ...
"I issued my advisory on social media and youth mental health because the most common question parents ask me is if social media is safe for their kids. While some kids experience benefits from social media, there is not enough evidence to conclude that social media is sufficiently ...
teens between the ages of 13 and 17 was conducted this fall, months after the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory warning that social media can pose a "profound risk of harm" to youth. Pew Research Center said in a report detailing the findings that teens' site and ...