Increasing concern about youth and bad news on social media

Social media, bearers of sometimes traumatic news

Social media, bearers of sometimes traumatic news Source: AAP

There is increasing concern about the wellbeing of young people exposed to graphic and disturbing news on social media. One mental-health service has now created an online resource to help them deal with the barrage of bad news at their fingertips.


Michelle Chen reports


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