Weekly alert: Social media and youth mental health
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In a recent advisory, the U.S. Surgeon General cautioned about the potential risks of harm social media can have on children and adolescents’ mental and physical health. iHeard asked St. Louis adults what they think about social media and youth:
📊 Nearly half (46%) of St. Louis adults surveyed view social media’s effect on youth as mostly negative. Only 4% view it as mostly positive, while 37% believe it has both positive and negative aspects, and 14% are uncertain.
When asked about responsibility for making social media safer for young people, 45% of respondents identified parents/caregivers, and 37% pointed to social media companies; only 9% attributed this responsibility to the government. Adults under 30 were more likely than those over 30 to hold social media companies accountable, and women were more likely than men to consider social media companies responsible.
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Help protect youth from harmful social media exposure
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If you’re interested in youth social media use, but you’re not sure where to start, check out these resources, compiled by @iHeard_STL!
To learn more about what our community is hearing, follow @iheard_stl or visit iHeardSTL.org.
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