138: The Negative Impact Of Social Media On Youth Mental Health

Psychologist Dr Vanessa Lapointe discusses the recent stats on the negative effects of social media on our youth’s mental health. We also discuss the film “The Cost Of Beauty” – a 3 minute heart-wrencher of a documentary about a mother and daughter ‘s journey of how social media created a deadly eating disorder. Dr Lapointe discusses Dove’s Self Esteem Project and their latest project to encourage parents to petition for changes to the Kids Online Safety Act to put youth mental health ahead of profits.

You can find the movie, The Cost of Beauty, and the petition form, youth mental health hubs here: https://www.dove.com/ca/en/stories/campaigns/kids-online-safety.html

Download the confidence kit here:

https://www.dove.com/ca/en/dove-self-esteem-project/help-for-parents.html

More about Dr Vanessa LaPointe here:

https://drvanessalapointe.com

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