NYC Declares a New Public Health Threat: Social Media

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene held a summit earlier this month on social media, assembling national experts to lay out potential pathways for action to protect the mental health of children and youth. The mayor said, “If we don’t really look at the impact that it’s having, it will continue to leave lasting scars on our young people. That’s why this convening was so important — we brought young people, scientists, and public health leaders together to understand this media and develop a strategy to combat it. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll develop a report to guide our work in protecting young people from this threat to our public health.” Read more from NYC.gov here.