Tag: social media and mental health

GW Experts: U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Social Media Concerns for Children & Teens

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WASHINGTON (May 25, 2022) – The U.S. Surgeon General is sounding the alarm on the risk social media poses to children’s mental health. It comes amid a national youth mental health crisis. In an advisory issued Tuesday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy…

Being Aware of How Social Media Affects Adolescents’ Body Image, During National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

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As National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (Feb. 22-28) approaches, it’s important for parents to be aware of how social media affects adolescents’ body image.  Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., a senior research scientist and director of the Youth, Media and Wellbeing Research…