Social media can have serious impacts on mental health, especially for teenagers, including anxiety, depression and more. But it's not all bad.

Repeated exposure to distressing content on social media platforms is linked to secondary trauma, anxiety, and emotional ...

Much has been said about rises in mental health problems reported by younger people over the past 20 years. It is estimated ...

How does social media affect mental health? Sarah Hays Coomer, NBC-HWC answers questions about the impacts and gives advice on how to cut back.

Every day, we are inundated by bad news. Use these tips to curate your online experience and protect your mental health.

This chart shows the biggest perceived threats to teenagers' mental health from the perspective of parents and teens.

Other key findings from the survey: More teens report spending too much time on social media: 45% of teens say they spend too much time on social media in our current survey, up from 36% in 2022.

Here's how to protect your mental health from social media. Social media isn't a bad thing. And you can use it in a healthy way that complements your life.

However, many experts are saying that research into social media's impact on mental health is incomplete and nuanced, pointing to some benefits that can be had from social media as well as what ...

When US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy pushed last week for a tobacco-style warning on social media, he called the mental health crisis in young people an emergency that demanded action without ...