Hey DC Families!
This mental health minute is all about social media use and its effects on mental health. Most scientific studies take years to find lots of conclusive evidence. Social Media has been around less than 20 years, so it is still relatively new. However, there is lots of evidence showing that too much social media for young minds can have a negative impact. Here are the studies referenced in this video:
https://www.researchgate.net/.../Effects-of-Social-Media...
https://link.springer.com/.../10.1007/s41347-020-00134-x.pdf
https://deliverypdf.ssrn.com/delivery.php...
https://www.mcleanhospital.org/.../it-or-not-social...
https://childmind.org/.../is-social-media-use-causing.../
https://www.center4research.org/social-media-affects.../
Have a great week families, let's keep our kid's minds healthy!