What are the challenges and opportunities of social media for adolescent mental health?

Paige:

I’m studying primary education to give children the extra support they might not get from their parents. I chose to write about the challenges and opportunities of social media for adolescent mental health as social media is a powerful tool that many children and teens are being exposed to and it’s important to know how it can be beneficial or have negative impacts.

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