Mental health decline for social media generation

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Hospitalisation due to self-harm among kids has trebled in 10 years, Queensland's health chief says. For support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 and Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. Video via AAP.

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00:00We're talking about the whole smartphone social media ecosystem, not just social media alone.

00:11The main reason for saying that is because of this very clear deterioration in the mental

00:16health of young people since around about 2010, and it has been quite dramatic.

00:24The mental health of young people stands out insofar as it is getting worse and it is getting

00:29worse very rapidly, and it appears to be a very real phenomenon.

00:35One of the most dramatic indicators is the incidence of hospitalisation due to self-harm

00:42in young children aged 10 to 14 has trebled, almost trebled, over the last decade.

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