Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, ‌senior British doctors said on Tuesday, as they urged lawmakers to tackle the harm that they say excessive screen time is causing to young people.

Harmful screen use among children and adolescents has become a public health concern. With support from schools, communities, and governments, together we can shift the cultural norms around screens and help our children be healthier and happier nationwide.

After three and a half hours of debate, the House of Representatives today passed a bill requiring Connecticut school districts to institute a bell-to-bell cell phone ban by a vote of 117 to 31.

Six steps to reclaim your brain, find purpose, and escape the doom loop. Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness.

Bestselling author Jean Twenge provides the much-needed playbook parents have been asking for.

People who block the internet from their smartphones spend more time on other activities that improve their wellbeing.

I am in a constant battle with my phone because I don't want to live inside of a device, right? I want to live in the world, among the trees and the sky and the people.

Since its inception, social media has brought about numerous benefits, including higher levels of social connectedness, potential positive interactions, and greater access to information. Nonetheless, the excessive use of social media can lead to negative health outcomes, such as social anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, reduced sleep quality, and higher perceived stress.

Forty-one percent of teens with the highest social media use rate their overall mental health as poor or very poor.

Smartphones are addictive and contribute to low self-esteem and feelings of isolation among kids. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt about his book The Anxious Generation.

For years, the research picture on how social media affects teen mental health has been murky. That is changing as scientists find new tools to answer the question.

Researchers found a significant link between the presence of Facebook and increases in anxiety and depression among college students.

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.

Scrolling through our social media feeds feels like a harmless part of our daily lives. But is it actually as harmless at seems?