![]() People will say, ‘well, poverty’s always been there,’ but we know that more young people are exposed to housing and food insecurity than ever before since the pandemic. So, if we ignore that and just say it’s all social media, that’s a problem. ![]() Living in poverty, housing insecurity and food insecurity, that obviously impacts mental health. That’s dangerous if we’re focusing on one area, neglecting the others when we know there’s not just one factor that impacts youth mental health. Then, as a result, maybe overinvest in solutions in one siloed space that can really shape policies and funding. We end up losing sight of the myriad factors that contribute to youth mental health. What is the problem with overemphasizing one reason for students’ mental health problems over others? Versus what teens may be more attuned to, which is active use of social media where they are actually finding the benefits, like communicating with others, building social networks.Īdults may be less attuned to, maybe more so even educators, the stressors related to grades and homework and those academic pressures. The data does suggest that, yes, there are harms that come with exposure to social media, especially certain types of social media like passive utilization where you’re just scrolling and looking at photos and kind of doing a comparative analysis of your life to others. I don’t think it’s completely unfounded, though. There’s a quick assumption that the increase in mental health concerns must be related to something new to this generation. ![]() Some adults might be more keen to identify something that they didn’t experience as a stressor when they were growing up. People see things through a different lens.
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