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Social media: the root cause of rising youth self‐harm or a convenient scapegoat?

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Recent events have reignited debate over whether social media is the root cause of increasing youth self‐harm and suicide. Social media is a fertile ground for disseminating harmful content, including graphic imagery and messages depicting gendered violence and religious intolerance. This proliferation of harmful content makes social media an unwelcoming space, especially for women, minority groups, and young people, who are more likely to be targeted by such content, strengthening the narrative that social media is at the crux of a youth mental health crisis.

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Authors: Helen Christensen, Aimy Slade and Alexis E Whitton

Article Type: Perspective

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CPD Activity Details
Topic
Mental Health, Information Science
CAPE Aspects
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Effective Year

Educational Activities (EA) - 0.30

Reviewing Performance (RP) - 0.0

Measuring Outcomes (MO) - 0.0

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