«This Advisory describes the current evidence on the impacts of social media on the mental health of children and adolescents. It states that we cannot conclude social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents and outlines immediate steps we can take to mitigate the risk of harm to children and adolescents.»
#mentalhealth #childhood #socialmedia
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html
@Gert Replace “social media” with “dungeons & dragons” or “rock & roll music” and that language sounds very familiar.
Also, the surgeon general has some nerve recommending anything at all, after the US public health apparatus just killed a million Americans.
Why don’t they say anything about that?
@Pat @LouisIngenthron