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> In any case, the data clearly shows that isolation is increasing. Teens had been getting gradually more isolated through the decades — perhaps as a result of
by Tade0 4y ago
> In any case, the data clearly shows that isolation is increasing. Teens had been getting gradually more isolated through the decades — perhaps as a result of larger houses and better entertainment options at home.
Or just the fact that according to surveys, Americans are, ahem, split on whether 12-year-old should, by law, be required to have supervision.
I don't have specific statistics on teenage suicide in the EU, but the general rate has been falling over the same period despite roughly the same level of exposure to phones and social media.
- mattmanser 4y agoHere's some figures, the UK stats, nothing like the US ones (graph is half way down): https://stateofchildhealth.rcpch.ac.uk/evidence/mental-health/suicide/ https://stateofchildhealth.rcpch.ac.uk/evidence/mental-healt...
- thom 4y agoSelf harm figures are claiming though, especially for girls. Notably, more than half of US suicides (even in adolescents) are by firearms: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797204 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
- Jensson 4y agoBut why would US suicides be climbing? It isn't like firearms are more accessible today in USA than they used to be.
- thom 4y agoI’m just commenting on the relative trends in the US and UK. I suspect the trend of ‘unhappiness’ is probably similar, but suicide is slightly less of a signifier in the UK compared to self harm.
- Aeolun 4y agoNote that referrals to the suicide hotline are escalating enormously though. This might just be a working health care system at work.
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- DeathArrow 4y agoPhones and social media addiction are affecting people worldwide, not just in US.
- Tade0 4y agoThat's exactly my point - where's the uptick in suicides everywhere else?