There is increasing concern about the wellbeing of young people exposed to graphic and disturbing news on social media.
The most recent stress-and-wellbeing survey found teenagers spent on average of two hours and 40 minutes a day on social media.
More than half logged on to social media five or more times a day.
And 25 per cent were constantly connected.
Jono Nicholas, from the youth mental-health service Reach Out, says a saturation of bad news through social media is increasingly troubling young people.
Reach Out has developed an online resource, backed by Twitter, to try to help young people deal with distressing content.
The SBS Korean program has more.
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