The Center is dedicated to promoting the evidence base and best practices for healthy social media use by synthesizing and sharing the current research surrounding social media and mental health.
This page is for researchers and others interested in diving deeper into current research. We will highlight government reports, new research studies, publications and published commentaries from the Center’s Co-Medical Directors, and an annual review of relevant gaps in the literature.
What's New
First Annual Review of Gaps in the Literature
From May 2023 to April 2024, Center researchers conducted literature reviews and environmental scans of existing resources to inform our Q&A Portal answers. From this review, they identified current gaps in the literature.
Center of Excellence on Social Media & Youth Mental Health
|December 19, 2024
Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force (KOHS) Report
The Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force (KOHS) report provides best practices for parents and caregivers on safer social media and online platform use for youth and recommended practices for industry.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
|July 19, 2024
Pediatrics Perspectives: The Family Media Plan
This article, written by creators of the AAP Family Media Plan, outlines the link between the Family Media Plan and AAP policies, collaborative design approach, and strong evidence base that informed the development of the Family Media Plan.
Pediatrics
|November 26, 2024
AAP Research Reports
NTIA’s Request for Comment on Initiatives To Protect Youth Mental Health Safety and Privacy Online
In November 2023, AAP responded to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency’s call for comment on Initiatives to Protect Youth Mental Health Safety and Privacy Online.
American Academy of Pediatrics
|November 16, 2023
Putting Forward a New Narrative for Adolescent Media
Co-Medical Directors, Drs Megan Moreno and Jenny Radesky discuss what we currently know about social media and youth mental health and the need to shift the popular narrative about media use that dominates the media.
Center of Excellence on Social Media & Youth Mental Health
|August 1, 2023
Community-Informed Solutions for Social Media and Youth Mental Health
In Summer 2024, Center researchers, with the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute and the National Parents Union Center for Parent Voice, conducted 5 focus groups with 48 caregivers from diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds to understand how they see the problem and potential solutions around social media and mental health. This report reflects those focus groups and key takeaways from parents/caregivers.
Center of Excellence on Social Media & Youth Mental Health
|August 1, 2024
Related Research
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report: Social Media and Adolescent Health
A December 2023 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers recommendations for social media companies, Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and others to minimize the harm of social media use on adolescents’ health while maximizing its benefits.
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Funding for the Center of Excellence was made possible by Grant No. SM087180 from SAMHSA of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS or the US Government.
Last Updated
12/19/2024
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American Academy of Pediatrics