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• WHO Study Warns of Global Rise in Teen Social Media, Video Game Addictions

  October 14, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  As teens become more vulnerable to social media and video game addictions, the World Health Organization is calling on interventions by schools, governments, healthcare organizations and owners of the platforms to address the problem.

• Social Media Lawsuits Over Teen Addiction Will Be Selected for Bellwether Trials in Mid-2025

  September 23, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has pushed back the date of the first social media teen addiction bellwether trial, which means the first case will likely not go before a jury until 2026.

• Los Angeles Schools Announce Cellphone Ban Due to Social Media Addiction Concerns

  June 25, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The Los Angeles Unified School District will ban cellphone use for about half a million students beginning in Spring Semester of 2025 over growing concerns of social media addition and its mental health effects on teens and children.

• Lawsuits Over Teen Social Media Addiction Being Prepared For Bellwether Trials in Oct. 2025

  June 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has scheduled the first teen social media addiction lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and others to begin in October 2025.

• Social Media Mental Health Warnings Should Be Required To Protect Teens: U.S. Surgeon General

  June 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  U.S. Surgeon General says social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok should carry label warnings, alerting parents that youth who use the platforms face an increased risk of mental health side effects.

• Youth Drug and Alcohol Addiction in U.S. is Often Linked to Stress, Mental Health Problems: CDC

  February 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new CDC study reveals many teens with drug and alcohol addiction are attempting to self medicate due to unaddressed mental health problems.

• Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Filed By State Attorneys General Over Facebook, Instagram Impact on Children

  October 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Meta faces a lawsuit from dozens of states who say it purposefully causes social media addiction in children while downplaying the safety risks of the websites.

• FDA Warns of Mental Health Side Effects Linked to Ketamine Use

  October 16, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The FDA is warning patients that using compounded ketamine may increase the risk of mental disorders.

• Social Media Age Restrictions Recommended by U.S. Surgeon General

  June 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. Surgeon General called for lawmakers to pass legislation which set standards for age-restrictions on social media, due to what he called "clear" signs that it is harmful to youth mental health.

• Children Often Do Not Get Follow-Up They Need After Mental Health ER Visits, Study Warns

  February 16, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that nearly half of children admitted to hospital emergency rooms for mental health problems do not received the follow-up care they need.