“Suicide among teens and young adults reaches highest level since 2000”

PBS News Hour
June 18, 2019

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/suicide-among-teens-and-young-adults-re...

Did you know social media is a significant factor in this statistic?

Parents and teachers tend to overlook the power of social media in our children’s lives...

SO, WHAT’S THE PROBLEM???

“Wow, she’s so perfect, unlike me...”

“What a perfect family they have, I wish mine could be like theirs...”

“Sarah’s having a party tonight? Why didn’t I get invited?”

WHAT CAN WE DO?

PARENTS & TEACHERS

• Discuss social media at home and in school to gain a better understanding of what kids are looking at on a daily basis.
• Remind kids that what is posted online has usually had some type of edit and has been selectively chosen.
• Talk to kids about feelings of being left out and how they can cope with them.

REMEMBER...