Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37740
Social Media: Mental Health
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the impact of social media addiction on (a) (i) adult and (ii) children's mental health and (b) the cost of mental health provision in the NHS.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIn 2019, the UK’s Chief Medical Officers reviewed the evidence on the relationship between screen time and mental health in children. The commentary found an association between the two but could not establish a causal relationship.In 2023, The National I...
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