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Podcast: Life Examined
Episode: Is digital addiction fuelling a teen suicide crisis?
Description: A warning to listeners: The following conversation references suicide, suicidality, and content that is inappropriate for young listeners.   Even before the pandemic, there was an increasing awareness of the decline in mental health of children and young adults. Researchers and scientists have talked and written about rising levels of anxiety in today’s youth, and many have pointed to the pervasiveness of smartphones and social media, which have exponentially magnified concerns for the mental well being of a generation.   Andrew Solomon, writer and professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University Medical Center, recently penned a...