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Abstract
The simple truth is on our
watch we have destroyed the
planet that our youth will
inherit, through brutal dictatorships,
wars, and inaction on climate
change causing fire, flood,
drought and famine and a small
greedy wealthy class that
owns almost everything while
the rest struggle. And while
social media can cause cyber-bullying
and suicide, violence against
women and girls, depression
and anxiety, it may also through
its endless hype and distraction
be attempting to deliberately
blind young people to what
is happening, particularly
the obscene distribution of
wealth. This is a double edged
sword.
There
may even be reason for having
concern about those youth
not showing signs of anxiety
and depression. They may have
just given up while those
adversely affected are still
fighting for their life and
have some hope yet.
This
paper looks at the mental
health issues of adolescents
using social media and at
what some governments (Australia,
India, UK and the US) are
doing about it.
Keywords:
adolescents, social media,
mental health, suicide, depression,
anxiety, cyber-bullying, violence
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