
Surgeon general’s advisory on social media and youth mental health comes amid 'real-time experiment'
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Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory, “Social Media and Youth Mental Health," warning of the risk social media poses for children's and teens' mental health. Experts weigh in.
Those risks include depression, anxiety, disordered eating, sleep problems, attention disorders, low self-esteem, feelings of exclusion and suicidal ideations, among others. "We are unknowingly in a real-time social media experiment with life-altering consequences for our youth." "Digital amputation probably isn’t feasible." "We cannot take a ‘wait and see’ approach to this issue." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Murthy also recommends ways that policymakers, tech companies, parents, caregivers, children and teens can mitigate the risks.