IL SR0882

Research demonstrates that social media use has detrimental effects on children and adolescents, often exacerbating or causing mental health problems.

Suicide rates among youth aged 10 to 24 increased by 57% between 2017 and 2018, with more than 6,600 deaths by suicide in this age group in 2020.

Emergency room visits for suicide attempts among girls aged 12 to 17 increased by 26% during summer 2020 and 50% during winter 2021 since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Heavy social media users are 1.66 times more likely to be depressed than light users, and 46% of teenagers aged 13 to 17 reported social media made them feel worse about their bodies.

Victims of cyberbullying on social media are 2.35 times more likely to self-harm, 2.57 times more likely to attempt suicide, and 2.15 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts.