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In 2021, emergency department visits for suicide attempts among teen girls increased by 51%, as opposed to 4% for boys, compared to the same time period pre-pandemic in 2019, according to a CDC study.
A recent national survey of 1787 young adults looked at the use of 11 different social media platforms. The survey showed that the teens that used between 7 and 11 platforms were three times at risk for depression or anxiety. Depression is one of the leading causes of suicide. Another problem with teens and social media is cyberbullying.
In a recent survey of teens, it was discovered that 35% of teens use at least one of five social media platforms multiple times throughout the day. [19] Many policymakers have expressed concerns regarding the potential negative impact of social media on mental health because of its relation to suicidal thoughts and ideation. [20]
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, [1] [2] and as of 2020, the second leading cause of death in the United States for those aged 15–34. [3] [4] According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide was the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the US, from 1999 to 2006.
As many as 95% of teens ages 13 to 17 use social media, per a 2023 Surgeon General report, and at least 35% of these users spend more than two hours a day on social media, according to McKinsey.
Age-adjusted data from 2021 shows both Escambia County and Santa Rosa counties had a rate of about 18 suicide deaths per 100,000; compared to Florida with a rate of more than 13. ... social media ...
Another 2023 study found that when teens between the ages of 12 and 13 persistently checked their social media (more than 15 times per day), it was "associated with changes in how their brains ...
One of the problems facing teenagers at risk of suicide is getting psychiatric counselling when it is needed. [10] [better source needed] Research from 2020 shows that compared with older adolescents, younger adolescents particularly agree that increased cyberbullying and despair are very important factors influencing suicide among adolescents.