In 2021, Bark, a parental social media watchdog app, documented a 25% increase in self-harm and suicide alerts among young people between the ages of 12 and 18.
Teen suicides rise with smartphone, social media use
washingtontimes.com, November 14, 2017
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation***?***
theatlantic.com, September 15, 2017
Are smartphones causing more teen suicides***?***
theguardian.com, May 24, 2018
Youth Suicide and the Technology Puzzle
medsphere.com, December 18, 2019
OHSU researchers find startling increase in suicide attempts
news.ohsu.edu, March 15, 2022
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Increasing smartphone use for process purposes from less than one hour per day to five hours or more increases suicide attempts by 116%, or more than doubles them.
Jeff Miller, Libertyville, IL, August 22, 2022
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