OUR CHILDREN GOING INSANE –
June 8, 2023 – In his testimony before a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel, Murthy warned that loneliness and isolation as well as exposure to potentially harmful content on social media are impacting youth development and leading to increased feelings of depression and self-harm.
He told lawmakers he is in favor of a Surgeon General’s warning label on social media sites — like what’s on a pack of cigarettes — warning of the mental health impact of these sites. But an inclusion of such a label would require some form of congressional authority.
“The bottom line is: Our kids can’t afford to wait longer for us to address the youth mental health crisis,” he told the panel. “We have to expand our efforts to ensure every child has access to high quality, affordable, culturally competent mental health care.”
