{"id":16005,"date":"2023-05-23T16:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/?p=16005"},"modified":"2025-05-01T17:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:57:04","slug":"jeds-response-to-the-surgeon-generals-advisory-on-social-media-and-youth-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/jeds-response-to-the-surgeon-generals-advisory-on-social-media-and-youth-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"JED\u2019s Response to the Surgeon General\u2019s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of his ongoing and comprehensive initiative to support the well-being and mental health of our nation\u2019s youth, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/surgeongeneral\/priorities\/youth-mental-health\/social-media\/index.html?utm_source=osg+partner+email&amp;utm_medium=osg+email&amp;utm_campaign=osg+eng+partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stating that we \u201cdo not yet have enough evidence to determine if social media is sufficiently safe for children and adolescents,\u201d calling on the nation to apply a \u201csafety first\u201d approach to online platforms just as we do to medications, toys, and cars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JED\u2019s mission is to protect emotional health and prevent suicide for our nation\u2019s teens and young adults and fully supports the Surgeon General&#8217;s recommendations as well as additional steps policymakers, technology leaders, and youth-serving institutions can take right now to safeguard young people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media offers powerful ways for youth to find <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/resource\/how-k-pop-fans-find-true-connection-online-and-you-can-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connection<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the advisory includes research showing that these platforms can help groups with less access to resources, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmir.org\/2022\/9\/e38449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LGBTQ youth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/sites\/default\/files\/research\/report\/how-girls-really-feel-about-social-media-researchreport_final_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">girls of color<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, find identity-affirming support. The report states that \u201cthere are ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents\u201d and \u201cmay be associated with distinct changes in the developing brain.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the report calls for continued research, data reveals that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2022\/08\/10\/teens-social-media-and-technology-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost all teenagers are on social media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, spending an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/web\/NAHDAP\/studies\/38502\/versions\/V1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> average of 3.5 hours online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> daily, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/sites\/default\/files\/research\/report\/8-18-census-integrated-report-final-web_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nearly half of 8- to 12-year-olds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use social media platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased social media use is associated with increased risk of mental health challenges including depression and anxiety, and adolescent girls may face a greater risk of harm that includes poor self-esteem, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1740144516300912?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negative<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> body image, and disordered eating<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive social media use interferes with activities that support mental health and well-being, such as sleep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced social media use has been linked to fewer symptoms of depression, as well as increases in happiness and life satisfaction.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until now, the burden of protecting adolescents and teens online has fallen almost entirely on young people and their caregivers. It is time now, says the Surgeon General, for policymakers and technology companies to assume that burden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Jed Foundation supports the Surgeon General\u2019s recommendations, which include asking:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Policymakers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop age-appropriate safety standards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthen and enforce age minimums<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protect the privacy of children and youth online<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Support digital and media literacy and fund additional research<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technology companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assess the potential risks of products and be proactive in preventing the potential for misuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be transparent and share assessment data with independent researchers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish an independent scientific safety and advisory committee to inform approaches and policies to protect users<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prioritize user health and safety in the development of social media products and services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Researchers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make the impact of social media on youth mental health a priority<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>JED also urges:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Policymakers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2017\/02\/08\/theme-7-the-need-grows-for-algorithmic-literacy-transparency-and-oversight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">algorithmic transparency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from all social media platforms, so that all stakeholders, but, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">especially<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> end users, understand how their experience is being influenced<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enact policies that require technology companies to design their algorithms to protect youth from harmful content and drive them to supportive content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prohibit \u2014 or strictly control \u2014 advertising to anyone under 18<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Involve young people in the creation of policies that will offer them substantive protection online and enhance the positive benefits of social media\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a regulatory agency dedicated to ensuring digital and online safety\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technology companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disable algorithms that serve harmful content and are intended to keep children, teens, and young adults engaged with screens\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leverage algorithms to surface supportive mental health content<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build in time limits and digital breaks to support youth in putting their devices down and connecting IRL<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement content blocks instead of easily dismissed pop-ups\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use their expertise to discover, downgrade, and ban content that encourages harmful behaviors including suicide, self-injury, disordered eating, and cyberbullying<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use their expertise to uplift and advance content that is supportive of help-seeking, as well as positive solutions to the challenges youth are facing\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Involve young people in the design, creation, and implementation of improvements intended to minimize harm and support their well-being<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Funders and philanthropic organizations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invest in high-quality, large-scale research into interventions, protective policies, and the short- and long-term effects of social media on mental health\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partner with and support community-based organizations offering young people alternative, balanced opportunities for meaningful offline connection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JED is dedicated to supporting teens and young adults to create lives that feel balanced and healthy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/resource\/7-ways-social-media-can-benefit-your-mental-health\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; and off-line and working with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/our-work\/jed-school-programs-landing-page-new-page\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/jed-and-aasa-form-exclusive-partnership-to-develop-comprehensive-approach-to-youth-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-for-districts-nationwide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preK-12 school districts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help them educate and empower students to make social media work for \u2014 and not against \u2014 them. JED will continue to offer expertise and resources to leaders in the technology industry and policymakers committed to decisively responding to the Surgeon General&#8217;s advisory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional resources for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/digital-drama-social-media-stress-101\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating a healthy relationship with social media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are available in JED\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/mental-health-resource-center\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental Health Resource Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of his ongoing and comprehensive initiative to support the well-being and mental health of our nation\u2019s youth, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an 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