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‘A Split Second Of Madness’: NY Teen Dies By Suicide After Cyberbully Used Pics To Blackmail Him

An upstate New York teen died by suicide last week after he was allegedly blackmailed with “personal” images on social media, according...

Instagram Called the Worst Social Media for Mental Health in 2017. So What's Changed Since Then?

Instagram was called the worst social media network for mental health and wellbeing in 2017, according to a survey of almost 1,500 teens...

#SwipeLeft: Science Says Online Dating Is Terrible for Your Mental Health

If you've taken a swim into the world of online dating, you know that it can be a real bummer. The terrible behavior that it...

Bringing hope: "You Are Enough"

Towering above a cluster of one-story shops on Pacific Coast Highway in a small town in southern California, the sign stands as tall as...

Manipulative Media: How social media content influences teenage behavior

[From the European Parliamentary Research Service | 2019} Why do certain social media posts go viral, while others don’t? The European...

As social media time prolongs, so does teenage girl suicide risk

As the amount of time young teenage girls spend glued to Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other social media sites goes up, so does their...

LA Man Accused In Luring Instagram 'Models' Into Scam

An Orange County woman is warning others to be careful on social media after she fell victim to a modeling scam on Instagram. “I just...

Online Addictions: Why Go Online to Get Offline?

Online Addiction Treatment So many things that we used to do only in-person, we now do online. From something as basic as sending a...

Sliding into Your DM: Drug D3alers

Social media’s in-built design features are helping drug dealers to expand and 'professionalize' their businesses. The ‘search bar’...

Tragedy in our Community

Celebrity relationship therapist Dr. Laura Berman and husband Sam Chapman warn of drug dealers targeting teens on social media following...

Write your own 'Offline Affirmations'

You can write effective affirmations fairly easily when you know how. Find a quiet place where you can be alone and can focus on writing...

A Lens on Social Media, Eating Disorders & Self Perception

Eating disorders are complex illnesses that affect all kinds of people, regardless of gender, age, size, ethnicity, or background, and...