The Surgeon General wrote that, “there are ample indicators that that social media can have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.”
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a 19-page advisory on Tuesday, warning that social media can proudly harm the mental health of children and called for safeguards from tech companies.
Virgadamo said that the warning came out just as the effects of social media use are becoming more and more evident in children that they are seeing. The White House announced this week that it is taking steps to protect youth mental health, including by leading an interagency Task Force on Kids Online Health & Safety to identify current and emerging risks of harm to minors associated with online platforms.
The bill requires that the Center for Mental Health Services come up with a strategy to address the effects of new technologies, like social media.
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