The Great Rewiring: Is Social Media Really Behind an Epidemic of Teenage Mental Illness?
Nature March 29, 2024
Filed in: Health & Wellbeing | Technology
In a book review for Nature, NSCA member Candice Odgers explains what research actually says about social media and youth mental health—and how current narratives may be causing us to miss the real challenges facing young people today.
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