74 Interview: Why Social Media is Being Blamed for the Youth Suicide Crisis

Image: Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth, chief medical officer of the JED Foundation. Article by Mark Keierleber. The 74 Million – January 5, 2024.

Psychiatrist Laura Erickson-Schroth discusses addictive algorithms and other negative forces eroding kids’ mental health.

In a rare public warning last spring, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy cautioned that social media presents “a profound risk of harm” to students’ mental health. To psychiatrist Laura Erickson-Schroth, technology’s ill effects on student well-being are clearly seen in the data, namely through a decade-long surge in youth suicides. […]

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