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Ask Dr. Steve: Teen mental health in the Social Media Age: A Parent’s Survival Guide

Parenting teenagers has always been challenging, but today’s parents face an unprecedented dilemma: protecting teens from digital dangers while respecting their need for independence and social ... Read More

Teen mental health gets better in NJ despite social media; here's how

Faced with a barrage of negative thoughts stirred through social media, here is what New Jersey teens are doing to improve their mental health. Read More

Ban Social Media for Teens?

Banning social media for teens sounds like a fix, but it’s not. Here’s why real solutions need to include more than bans to protect youth mental health. Read More

The mental health impact of social media on teens

In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory titled Social Media and Youth Mental Health, which provides compelling evidence that social media harms mental health. Between ages 10 ... Read More

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

If you have ever sworn off social media for a week or two because you sensed it was feeding your anxiety or dampening your mood, you may be on to something. A new study out last week in JAMA Network ... Read More

Gen Z Is Online, Not Broken: What Teens Say Adults Get Wrong About ‘Mental Illness’

If you’re a parent of a teenager, you’ve probably heard the headlines: Gen Z is the most anxious generation. Social media is destroying their brains. They’re chronically online and emotionally unwell. Read More