- The rate of adolescents dying by suicide has reached the highest in decades
- Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 10 and 34
- Activities that benefit mental health, including sleep and face to face connection with family and friends, have declined as the use of digital media has risen
- Most common health related issues teens can experience from an overuse of social media include depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation, envy and communication issues
- Teens who spend 5 hours or more on phones a day have a result of 48% suicide related outcomes such as depression and thinking about or making plans for suicide
- Females have the highest rates of depression linked to social media use
- 51% of teens visit social networking sites on a daily basis
- More than 1/3 of teens vist their own social networking sites several times a day
- 1 in 4 teens is a heavy social media user, using at least two types of social media each day
- 72% of teens check Instagram everyday
- 96% of teens watch Youtube videos
- 60% of American Snapchat users are under the age of 25
- 90% of teens use social media to connect with their existing friends daily
- 1 in 3 teens have been cyber bullied