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is the second leading cause of death for U.S. youth, up 4% since 2020, with one in <br /> five teens <br /> considering suicide during the pandemic and eating disorder emergency room <br /> admissions for girls <br /> 12 to 17 years old doubling since 2019 1 <br /> . Furthermore, since the start of the pandemic, over <br /> 167,000 children have lost a parent or caregiver to the virus 2 <br /> . This kind of profound loss can have <br /> significant impacts on the mental health of children, leading to anxiety, <br /> depression, trauma, and <br /> stress-related conditions 3 <br /> . Faced with such data, in December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General <br /> issued an advisory calling for a unified national response to the mental health <br /> challenges young <br /> people are facing 4 <br /> . The rarity of such advisories further underscores the need for action to help <br /> stem the mental health crisis of children and adolescents. <br /> There are many reasons why youth are experiencing this crisis today, and it is <br /> likely that <br /> there are simultaneous contributors to the outcomes presented above. Today, we <br /> are here to talk <br /> about whether youths' engagement with social media, and other online platforms, <br /> may bea <br /> relevant factor. <br /> 7 <br />