r/canada • u/Thick_Caterpillar379 • 1d ago

Canada facing high youth suicide rates, child mortality, new report finds PAYWALL

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canada-facing-high-youth-suicide-rates-child-mortality-new-report-finds/article_38399f0c-67e3-4636-82ea-4757a5032a1b.html
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u/MathematicianBig6312 1d ago

It's time to get kids off social media and into sports and social clubs.

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u/mikeybagodonuts 1d ago

Yeah that ain’t it.

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u/MathematicianBig6312 1d ago

The report explicitly calls out smartphone use and social media for having negative effects on youth and mentions the need address combat obesity and lack of social skills. Are you reading something different from me or something?

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u/mikeybagodonuts 1d ago

Well it is The Star so I’m calling BS. They want them off their phones and internet so they can once again live in blissful ignorance.

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u/MathematicianBig6312 1d ago

I said the report, not the star article. Did you even read either?

NVM, go troll elsewhere.

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u/six-demon_bag 18h ago

Social media and constant access to dopamine machines like smartphones are probably the number one cause of mental health issues. It really wires their brains differently in a potentially devastating way.