In the wake of new CDC data, social psychologist Jon Haidt argues: "There is now a great deal of evidence that social media is a substantial cause, not just a tiny correlate, of depression and anxiety, and therefore of behaviors related to depression and anxiety, including self-harm and suicide."

In the wake of new CDC data, social psychologist <a href="https://jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p/social-media-mental-illness-epidemic">Jon Haidt argues</a>: "There is now a great deal of evidence that social media is a substantial cause, not just a tiny correlate, of depression and anxiety, and therefore of behaviors related to depression and anxiety, including self-harm and suicide."

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