2. NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA: AN APPEAL FOR EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS REQUEST FOR THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Maria Aguilar Concerned Citizen

3. THE PROBLEM  Teens are developing mental and social health problems caused by their excessive use of social media (Couts, 2011)  Rise in the amount of teens using social media (Pew Research Center, 2014)  Rise in the amount of time teens spend using social media sites (Neimer, 2012)

4. CAUSES  Less face to face interactions (Salman, 2015)  Negative self-perceptions (Swope, 2012) Image 1

5. EFFECTS  Depression (English, n.d.)  Social media anxiety disorder (Spira, 2015)  Low self-esteem (Swope, 2012)  Narcissism (Couts, 2011) Image 2

6. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS  Prevention programs  Parent involvement  Early health screenings  Engaging schools Image 3

7. CALL TO ACTION  Implement prevention and intervention programs  Informs parents & teens about the risks of social media  Engages schools to talk about the issue  Staff includes mental health professionals, communication experts, advocates and volunteers

8. REFERENCES Couts, A. (2011). Facebook may cause serious mental health problems in kids, studies show. Retrieved from http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-may-cause-serious- mental-health-problems-in-kids/ English, M. (n.d.). What's social media depression -- and might I have it? Retrieved from http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/depression/questions/social-media- depression.htm Niemer, E. (2012). Teenagers and social media: How to connect with-and protect-your kids online. Retrieved from http://www.alive.com/articles/view/23615/teenagers_and_social_media Pew Research Center (2014). Social Media Use Over Time | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/data- trend/teens/social-media/ Salman, M. (2014). Developing countries obsessed with social media. Retrieved from http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/developing-countries-obsessed-with-social-media/ Spira, J. (2013, January 11). Do you duffer from social media anxiety disorder? The Huffington Post. Retrieved by http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-spira/social-media- anxiety_b_2451439.html Swope, A.K. (2012). The media and self-esteem. [Web blog post] Retrieved from http://www.personal.psu.edu/bfr3/blogs/asp/2012/10/the-media-and-self-esteem.html

9. IMAGES  Image 1: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/polis/2011/08/30/teenagers-and-the-internet-new-research-on-the-reality-of-social- media-and-youth/  Image 2: http://paradigmmalibu.blogspot.com/2013/06/eating-disorders-and-teens-los-angeles.html  Image 3: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/gearupkindergarten/gearing-up-blog/parent-involvement-with-childrens-education

10. Thank You!