‘Please just send me to a mental institution.’ Mom describes daughter’s struggle with social media
CNN, 08 Dec 2021
Struggling to understand how to help her daughter, one mother describes to CNN Business’ Samantha Kelly the "mental health epidemic" teens are facing with social media.
The issue of social media's impact on teens gained renewed attention this fall after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked hundreds of internal documents, some of which showed the company knew of Instagram's potential to negatively impact one's mental health and body image, especially among teenage girls. But Haugen also touched on the impact on parents. During her testimony before Congress in October, Haugen cited Facebook research that revealed kids believe they are struggling with issues like body image and bullying alone because their parents can't guide them.
Produced by John General
Supervising Producer: Logan Whiteside
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The issue of social media's impact on teens gained renewed attention this fall after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked hundreds of internal documents, some of which showed the company knew of Instagram's potential to negatively impact one's mental health and body image, especially among teenage girls. But Haugen also touched on the impact on parents. During her testimony before Congress in October, Haugen cited Facebook research that revealed kids believe they are struggling with issues like body image and bullying alone because their parents can't guide them.
Produced by John General
Supervising Producer: Logan Whiteside
#CNN
#MentalHealth
#SocialMedia
