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Using social media for more than 30 minutes per day increases teen mental health risks. As mentioned, the average teenager spends nearly five hours per day on social media, but more than a half ...
More than 1 in 5 adults live with a mental illness in the U.S. Over 1 in 5 youth (ages 13-18) either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental illness ...
Over 18,000 LGBTQ+ youth, ages 13 to 24, participated in the 2024 survey. National nonprofit The Trevor Project has published its 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People.
Emergency room visits for mental health issues have dramatically increased, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 3 ] In 2015, the CDC stated that an estimated 9.3 million adults, which is roughly 4% of the United States population, had suicidal thoughts in one year alone. 1.3 million adults 18 and older attempted suicide in one year, with ...
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness is a 2024 book by Jonathan Haidt which argues that the spread of smartphones, social media and overprotective parenting have led to a "rewiring" of childhood and a rise in mental illness.
Youth Mental Health First Aid; More can be found on U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website for Mental Health in Adolescent; National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for Youth provides resources and information for teens and adolescents such as: The Trevor Project [45] You Matter [46] StopBullying.gov [47] Love is Respect [48] Ditch the ...
David Robinson, the health care reporter for the USA TODAY Network in New York, has today's feature article about the mental health crisis facing New York's youth and its dire effects on one ...
Adolescent health, or youth health, is the range of approaches to preventing, detecting or treating young people's health and well-being. [1] The term adolescent and young people are often used interchangeably, as are the terms Adolescent Health [2] and Youth Health. Young people's health is often complex and requires a comprehensive ...