Social media risks for youth mental health highlighted in new surgeon general report
"There isn't enough evidence" that social media is safe for kids, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told STAT ahead of a new report.
Amid what he called the worst youth mental health crisis in recent memory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Tuesday warning about social media’s impact on developing young brains.
“Through the last two and a half years I’ve been in office, I’ve been hearing concerns from kids and parents,” Murthy told STAT. “Parents are asking ‘Is social media safe for my kids?’ Based on our review of the data, there isn’t enough evidence that it is safe for our kids.”
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