# 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

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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.

![A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use | TechCrunch](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR4sJw0T0tZa68TI9ghaXYahvRNSI7OrOrmUQ&usqp=CAU)

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Teen suicides _ **rise** _ with smartphone, social media use

**[washingtontimes.com](http://washingtontimes.com), November 14, 2017**

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_ **Have** _ Smartphones Destroyed a Generation\*\*\*?\*\*\*

**[theatlantic.com](http://theatlantic.com), September 15, 2017**

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_ **Are** _ smartphones causing more teen suicides\*\*\*?\*\*\*

**[theguardian.com](http://theguardian.com), May 24, 2018**

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Youth Suicide and the Technology _ **Puzzle** _

**[medsphere.com](http://medsphere.com), December 18, 2019**

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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**.

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**Jeff Miller, Libertyville, IL, August 22, 2022**

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