Surgeon General Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/surgeon-general/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Tue, 23 May 2023 16:03:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health https://us.hitleaders.news/government/40547/surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-about-effects-social-media-use-has-on-youth-mental-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-about-effects-social-media-use-has-on-youth-mental-health Wed, 24 May 2023 10:57:22 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=40547 United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health - PDF. While social media may offer some benefits, there are ample indicators that social media can also pose a risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. Social media use by young people is nearly universal, with up to 95% of young people ages 13-17 reporting using a social media platform and more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly.”

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