9:41AM89%#StatusOfMindSocialmediaandyoungpeople'smentalhealthandwellbeing2StatusofMind:Socialmediaandyoungpeople’smentalhealthSectionPage1.Background62.Potentialeffectsofsocialmedia(negative)83.Potentialeffectsofsocialmedia(positive)134.Profilingsocialmediaplatforms:theYHMsurvey175.Ataglance:rankingofsocialmediaplatformsbyhealthimpact186.Callstoaction24ContentsStatusofMind:Socialmediaandyoungpeople’smentalhealth3KEYPOINTSCALLSTOACTION•91%of16-24yearoldsusetheinternetforsocialnetworking•Socialmediahasbeendescribedasmoreaddictivethancigarettesandalcohol•Ratesofanxietyanddepressioninyoungpeoplehaverisen70%inthepast25years•Socialmediauseislinkedwithincreasedratesofanxiety,depressionandpoorsleep•Cyberbullyingisagrowingproblemwith7in10youngpeoplesayingtheyhaveexperiencedit•Socialmediacanimproveyoungpeople’saccesstootherpeople’sexperiencesofhealthandexperthealthinformation•Thosewhousesocialmediareportbeingmoreemotionallysupportedthroughtheircontacts•Introductionofapop-upheavyusagewarningonsocialmedia•Socialmediaplatformstohighlightwhenphotosofpeoplehavebeendigitallymanipulated•NHSEnglandtoapplytheInformationStandardPrinciplestohealthinformationpublishedviasocialmedia•SafesocialmediausetobetaughtduringPSHEeducationinschools•Socialmediaplatformstoidentifyuserswhocouldbesufferingfrommentalhealthproblemsbytheirposts,anddiscreetlysignposttosupport•Youth-workersandotherprofessionalswhoengagewithyoungpeopletohaveadigital(includingsocial)mediacomponentintheirtraining•Moreresearchtobecarriedoutintotheeffectsofsocialmediaonyoungpeople’smentalhealthStatusofMind:Socialmediaandyoungpeople’smentalhealthSocialmediaisnowapartofalmosteveryone’slife,butnonemoresothanouryoungpopulationofdigitalnatives.Itsrisetopopularityduringthemid-2000shasrevolutionisedthewayinwhichwecommunicateandshareinformation,bothasindividualsandasasociety.Whilstsocialmediahaspermeatednearlyeveryaspectofthemainstream,weareonlyjustbeginningtotakestockoftheextenttowhichitimpactsourlives.Withgrowi...
