At this point, social media use among teens is nearly universal, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reporting up to 95% of children ages 13 to 17 use social media.

Of the 95 percent of teens who reported using social media, 35 percent said they used at least one social media platform "nearly constantly," according to the Pew Research Center.

The impact of social media on young people’s mental health and well-being is a growing topic of concern among parents, educators, health care professionals and regulators. And now, nearly half ...

New research finds that more social media use may lead to depressive symptoms over time. Credit: FG Trade Latin / E+ via Getty Images For years, research on social media and youth mental health ...

There was a significant correlation between shorter sleep duration and greater social media usage (P < .001), the researchers reported. fMRI analysis showed that higher social media use was also ...

In my medical opinion, the increase in social media and screen time use among youth has vastly contributed to this uptick in behavioral health concerns that I see on a daily basis.

Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 reported they use social media, with more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly,” the advisory said.

MINNEAPOLIS — A lawsuit accusing social media companies of harming the mental health of Native American youth is front and center in a courtroom on Monday. The 164-page suit against Instagram ...

Social media in general has become a mental health crisis, the young people told us. Yoelle Gulko, 22, is working on a film to help people better understand the dangers of social media.

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How social media content creators are giving younger audiences DNC access 04:45. For the first time in its history, the Democratic National Convention has opened its doors to social media ...

State lawmakers are considering a new tax on social media platforms to help fund behavioral health care for Washington youth. House Bill 2038, sponsored by state Rep. Lisa Callan, an Issaquah ...