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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/74-interview-why-social-media-is-being-blamed-for-the-youth-suicide-crisis/
- Published: 2024-01-07T09:00:38-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.the74million.org