You often hear about the negative effects of social media on teenagers and younger people, but there can be positive effects too. The original purpose of social media was to help foster connections ...

Social media surrounds our everyday lives. Many of us check our accounts hourly. Perhaps without even realizing it, though, social media is affecting our mental health in a negative way. For one, ...

Public alarm about social media and its effects on teens has escalated in the last year, with many issuing well-taken warnings about a mental health crisis among youth. School systems throughout ...

Minnesotans who have personally seen the negative effects of social media on kids and teens have an opportunity to share their experiences. The office of Attorney General Keith Ellison has launched an ...

This is the second of two posts devoted to the contentious issue of social media use by teens. Some researchers have reported negative correlations between social media use and indices of mental ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- In a phone addicted world, it can be hard to protect children from its negative impacts. But one clinical psychologist is weighing in to help. The U.S. surgeon general has ...

India, Jan. 25 -- Nobel Peace Laureate winner Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday favoured regulation of social media, including ...

Yes, social media poses many challenges. They are designed to keep us hooked and release the neurotransmitter dopamine that makes us spend way more time on it then we intended to. And yes, ...

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday favoured regulation of social media, including access to minors, to reduce ...