{"id":2738,"date":"2023-06-16T13:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T17:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/uncategorized\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:23:42","slug":"surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>The surgeon general put out an advisory on the dangers of social media usage in adolescents in May<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>95 percent of youth ages 13-17 use social media, and one-third report that they use the platforms \u2018almost constantly.\u2019 The average teen spends three and a half hours on social media every day<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Those who use social media for more than three hours a day double the risk of experiencing symptoms of poor mental health, according to research<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A few weeks ago, Lyric Fountain, a sophomore at Woodhaven High School in southeast Michigan, started research on the negative effects of social media for her English class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fountain has always been careful with social media, and this assignment served as an opportunity to further explore her concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy was putting together his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf\">advisory<\/a> on the dangers of social media for adolescents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advisory first touched on how much adolescents are using these platforms, citing research that found that 95 percent of youth ages 13-17 use social media, with one-third saying they use it \u201calmost constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emilee Larabell, a junior at Woodhaven High School, says that she uses Instagram, Tik Tok, and Snapchat two to three hours a day<b> <\/b>during the week and three to four hours a day on the weekends. Larabell said that social media fills the in-betweens of her days, using it \u201cwhen I\u2019m bored and there\u2019s nothing else to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scanning through social media when bored may sound benign enough, but it\u2019s not, according to Murthy, who notes these platforms are harmful because of the type of content available, and also because of the way they are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChildren are exposed to harmful content on social media, ranging from violent and sexual content, to bullying and harassment,\u201d Murthy said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2023\/05\/23\/surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-about-effects-social-media-use-has-youth-mental-health.html\">press release<\/a>. \u201cAnd for too many children, social media use is compromising their sleep and valuable in-person time with family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>More than three hours doubles the risk<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The advisory bases its findings on recent research, which has suggested that those who spend more than three hours a day on social media double the risk of having poor mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To Leah Ewald, a mental health therapist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinerest.org\/locations\/forest-hills\/\">Pine Rest\u2019s Forest Hills Clinic<\/a> in Grand Rapids, the content available on the internet is especially harmful to vulnerable adolescents who are already struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201dKids that are struggling with mental health issues are going online to find ways that are unhealthy to cope with that,\u201d Ewald said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advisory noted that survey results from adolescents show that 64 percent of the youth are \u2018often\u2019 or \u2018sometimes\u2019 exposed to hate-based content on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Hannah Schacter, an assistant professor of psychology at Wayne State University said that even appropriate content could be causing harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think that being on social media platforms, where you\u2019re seeing celebrities and classmates and friends presenting their best selves \u2026 can create some negative social comparisons or unrealistic beauty standards that can contribute to low self-esteem,\u201d Schacter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schacter also noted that social media can be harmful when it interferes with other healthy activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe do have a ton of research to suggest that sleep is critical for our health, both mentally and physically, and so you can imagine that when teenagers are up all night on social media and it\u2019s interfering with their ability to sleep then we begin to get concerned about health risk.\u201d Schacter said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>\u2018A bit overstated\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Schacter did have a word of caution on the advisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne thing I found to be maybe a bit overstated was the amount of evidence that we do have supporting this idea that social media is definitively harmful,\u201d Schacter said. \u201cWe unfortunately don\u2019t have a lot of scientific evidence based on experimental or causal data.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advisory does note that there are some positives to social media. Adolescents report that social media helps them feel more accepted, offers support, allows them to show off their creativity, and helps them connect with others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel like social media has kind of made people more accepting and open-minded about things,\u201d Larabell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Larabell also came to the conclusion that \u201ctoo much of (social media) can start to negatively impact people.\u201d The advisory attempts to answer this question, calling on parents to help limit their children\u2019s social media use through a multitude of ways, including establishing tech-free zones within the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Start slow<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Barbara Flis, the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentactionforhealthykids.org\/\">Parent Action for Healthy Kids<\/a>, an organization that helps improve family engagement in communities, the key to limiting usage is to take small steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you make a big proclamation that you\u2019re going to do something, it usually doesn\u2019t stick,\u201d Flis said. \u201cThe best way is to go slow, go a little bit at a time, let the unhealthy behaviors fall off, check in with yourself, see how you\u2019re feeling about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The advisory calls on parents and guardians to teach their children about the dangers of social media, but Flis encourages parents to learn themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet (your kids) tell you what\u2019s on their mind,\u201d Flis said. \u201cNot with the judging, and the giving advice, just listen to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fountain and Larabell\u2019s parents limit their time on social media, but both kids said that they understand where their parents are coming from. According to Flis, this is because adolescents understand the dangerous parts of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen kids do the research, and they understand that they\u2019re being marketed to, when they learn that they\u2019re being manipulated \u2026 they hate it, and they will turn on you in a heartbeat,\u201d Flis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But many parents don\u2019t limit their kids\u2019 social media. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/mottpoll.org\/reports\/sharing-too-soon-children-and-social-media-apps\">research<\/a> done by Mott Children\u2019s Hospital, only 56 percent of parents reported using privacy settings to limit their children\u2019s usage of apps. Those who said they were having difficulties setting limits on social media for their children said that setting limits was too time-consuming, they were unable to find parental controls and that children often found their way around controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But parents aren\u2019t the only ones responsible for limiting the youth\u2019s screen time. Larabell and Fountain both take measures to limit the amount of time they spend online by utilizing parental controls on themselves or even deleting the apps entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"dr-paragraph full-width-image dr-paragraph--full-width-image\">\n<div class=\"card card--bg dr-paragraph full-width-image dr-paragraph--full-width-image\">\n<div class=\"card__image\">\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"if (typeof newspackHandleImageError === 'function') newspackHandleImageError(this);\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/fountain.jpg?resize=1300%2C867&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" alt=\"Lyric Fountain on her phone\"><\/figure><div>  <p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n                                      A sophomore at Woodhaven High school, Lyric Fountain, hops on social media in her downtime. (Bridge courtesy photo from Lyric Fountain)\n                            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Companies should do their part<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The advisory also calls on tech companies, such as Facebook and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bytedance.com\/en\/\">ByteDance<\/a>, the app that owns TikTok, to address the impact of their products. But, Schachter doesn\u2019t have much hope that they\u2019ll respond to that call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny of the measures that technology companies or app developers could take to help mitigate some of their risks, they may also see as undermining the maximum possible reach and success of their apps,\u201d Schacter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schacter is talking primarily about measures that apps can take to help get people off their apps to prevent overuse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That, according to Flis, is where policy comes in. Flis says that regulations help parents put restrictions on their children because they \u201clevel the playing field,\u201d meaning that one child doesn\u2019t have different constraints than the next, and parents have a reason to enforce limits on screen time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>\u2018Help along the way\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As people begin to analyze and understand the consequences of social media use on younger generations, they might recall arguments of the past, and wonder if this is similar to parents being concerned about their kids listening to rock-and-roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is some of that,\u201d Flis said. \u201cIt\u2019s just got to go through the sifting process \u2026 Because I trust in our young people \u2026 that they can figure it out, but we can help along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larabell couldn\u2019t agree more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think social media is inherently bad,\u201d Larabell said. \u201cThere are a lot of bad aspects involved with social media, but I also think there are a lot of great aspects that are involved. There just needs to be a limit and boundaries with teenagers and social media.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The surgeon general released an advisory on social media use in children and adolescents, warning of negative effects on mental health. More than three hours per day doubles risk to teens, the report concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":20862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[2439],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[2910],"class_list":["post-2738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children-families","entry"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen? - Bridge Michigan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen? - Bridge Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The surgeon general released an advisory on social media use in children and adolescents, warning of negative effects on mental health. More than three hours per day doubles risk to teens, the report concluded.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bridge Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgeMichigan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-16T17:18:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-15T20:23:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Riley Hodder\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@bridgemichigan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bridgemichigan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Riley Hodder\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Riley Hodder\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f1608c7b1bda923b49a7bed3fdb9ad1c\"},\"headline\":\"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-16T17:18:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-15T20:23:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\"},\"wordCount\":1378,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Children &amp; Families\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\",\"name\":\"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen? - Bridge Michigan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-16T17:18:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-15T20:23:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Emilee Larabell, a junior at Woodhaven High School, uses her phone. (Bridge courtesy photo from Emilee Larabell)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/\",\"name\":\"Bridge Michigan\",\"description\":\"Michigan\u2019s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Bridge Michigan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-500.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-500.svg\",\"width\":500,\"height\":188,\"caption\":\"Bridge Michigan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgeMichigan\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/bridgemichigan\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bridge.michigan\",\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/bridgemi.com\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bridge.michigan\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f1608c7b1bda923b49a7bed3fdb9ad1c\",\"name\":\"Riley Hodder\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/1320ed18982de576daeacf97566f8143\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7ebb72e731d0f9b06fde649690bc38f39bfababcfbe95c5892870dfba034232?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7ebb72e731d0f9b06fde649690bc38f39bfababcfbe95c5892870dfba034232?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Riley Hodder\"},\"description\":\"A guest author for Bridge Magazine.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/riley-hodder\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen? - Bridge Michigan","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen? - Bridge Michigan","og_description":"The surgeon general released an advisory on social media use in children and adolescents, warning of negative effects on mental health. More than three hours per day doubles risk to teens, the report concluded.","og_url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","og_site_name":"Bridge Michigan","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgeMichigan\/","article_published_time":"2023-06-16T17:18:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-15T20:23:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Riley Hodder","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@bridgemichigan","twitter_site":"@bridgemichigan","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Riley Hodder","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/"},"author":{"name":"Riley Hodder","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f1608c7b1bda923b49a7bed3fdb9ad1c"},"headline":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?","datePublished":"2023-06-16T17:18:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-15T20:23:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/"},"wordCount":1378,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","articleSection":["Children &amp; Families"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","name":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen? - Bridge Michigan","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","datePublished":"2023-06-16T17:18:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-15T20:23:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Emilee Larabell, a junior at Woodhaven High School, uses her phone. (Bridge courtesy photo from Emilee Larabell)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/","name":"Bridge Michigan","description":"Michigan\u2019s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#organization","name":"Bridge Michigan","url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-500.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-500.svg","width":500,"height":188,"caption":"Bridge Michigan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BridgeMichigan\/","https:\/\/x.com\/bridgemichigan","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bridge.michigan","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/bridgemi.com","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@bridge.michigan"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f1608c7b1bda923b49a7bed3fdb9ad1c","name":"Riley Hodder","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/1320ed18982de576daeacf97566f8143","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7ebb72e731d0f9b06fde649690bc38f39bfababcfbe95c5892870dfba034232?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7ebb72e731d0f9b06fde649690bc38f39bfababcfbe95c5892870dfba034232?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Riley Hodder"},"description":"A guest author for Bridge Magazine.","url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/author\/riley-hodder\/"}]}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?","url":"http:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/bridgemi.com\/children-families\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1"},"articleSection":"Children &amp; Families","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Riley Hodder"}],"creator":["Riley Hodder"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Bridge Michigan","logo":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/logo-500.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-06-16T17:18:09Z","datePublished":"2023-06-16T17:18:09Z","dateModified":"2025-05-15T20:23:42Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Surgeon general warns about social media, teens: Will Michigan listen?\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bridgemi.com\\\/children-families\\\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/bridgemi.com\\\/children-families\\\/surgeon-general-warns-about-social-media-teens-will-michigan-listen\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/bridgemi.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/larabell.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/bridgemi.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\"},\"articleSection\":\"Children &amp; Families\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Riley Hodder\"}],\"creator\":[\"Riley Hodder\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Bridge Michigan\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bridgemi.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/logo-500.svg\"},\"keywords\":[],\"dateCreated\":\"2023-06-16T17:18:09Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-16T17:18:09Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-15T20:23:42Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/bridgemi.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/larabell.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":710,"url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/guest-commentary\/opinion-parents-under-pressure-michigan-must-step-support-families\/","url_meta":{"origin":2738,"position":0},"title":"Opinion | Parents under pressure: Michigan must step up to support families","author":"Maria Muzik","date":"October 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"If we fail to act, the costs will be staggering \u2014 not just for individual families but for our entire society.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Commentary&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Commentary","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/guest-commentary\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Dr. Maria Muzik headshot","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muzik_2017-full.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muzik_2017-full.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muzik_2017-full.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muzik_2017-full.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Muzik_2017-full.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4851,"url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/guest-commentary\/opinion-oxford-shooting-shows-michigan-has-behavioral-health-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":2738,"position":1},"title":"Opinion | Oxford shooting shows Michigan has a behavioral health crisis","author":"Tom Watkins","date":"December 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The expertise and knowledge are there to fix the state\u2019s mental health crisis. What is missing is political will.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Guest Commentary&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Guest Commentary","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/guest-commentary\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tom Watkins","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tom_watkins.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2131,"url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/loneliness-rise-pandemic-fades-u-m-study-finds-programs-offer-help\/","url_meta":{"origin":2738,"position":2},"title":"Loneliness on rise, as pandemic fades, U-M study finds. Programs offer help","author":"Kenzie Terpstra, Capital News Service","date":"November 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Three years after the pandemic, 34% of American adults reported feeling isolated from others. In 2018, 27% reported the same feelings.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Quality of Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Quality of Life","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/quality-life\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"woman sitting alone in a bed","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lonely-istock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lonely-istock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lonely-istock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lonely-istock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lonely-istock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5709,"url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/covid-vaccine-kids-edges-closer-reality-cases-surge-michigan\/","url_meta":{"origin":2738,"position":3},"title":"COVID vaccine for kids edges closer to reality, as cases surge in Michigan","author":"Robin Erb","date":"April 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"COVID cases among Michigan\u2019s youngest residents have more than quadrupled in just over a month. A vaccine can\u2019t arrive quick enough, health experts say.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Michigan Health Watch&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Michigan Health Watch","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-health-watch\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"kid being vaccinated","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kids-vaccine-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kids-vaccine-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kids-vaccine-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kids-vaccine-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kids-vaccine-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3005,"url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/talent-education\/dexter-schools-sue-social-media-giants-citing-child-mental-health-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":2738,"position":4},"title":"Dexter schools sue social media giants, citing child mental health crisis","author":"Isabel Lohman","date":"April 14, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Dexter is one of a number of districts joining a federal suit against the developers of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok, YouTube and others, contending their \u2018addictive\u2019 algorithms target vulnerable children and teens.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Talent &amp; Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Talent &amp; Education","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/talent-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"dexter high school on a snowy day","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dexter_High_School_Michigan-wikimedia-commons.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dexter_High_School_Michigan-wikimedia-commons.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dexter_High_School_Michigan-wikimedia-commons.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dexter_High_School_Michigan-wikimedia-commons.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dexter_High_School_Michigan-wikimedia-commons.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3189,"url":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-youth-mental-health-crisis-could-more-screening-help\/","url_meta":{"origin":2738,"position":5},"title":"Michigan youth in mental health crisis: Could more screening help?","author":"Ted Roelofs","date":"February 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Advocates endorse national panel guidelines to screen children aged 8 to 18 for anxiety disorders.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Michigan Health Watch&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Michigan Health Watch","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/category\/michigan-health-watch\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"sad teen in the room","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sad-teen-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sad-teen-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sad-teen-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sad-teen-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sad-teen-shutterstock.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/361"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2738"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58785,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions\/58785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}