United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 37740
Social Media: Mental Health
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12 March 2025
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20 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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12 March 2025
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
20 March 2025
Answer
In 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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-12/37740
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1784027
- uk · wq-1784027 · source updated 20 March 2025