Social media takes toll on mental health

16 WAPT'S GRAC GORDOYNLEARNED MORE ON HOW THISIMPACTS MISSISSIPPIANS.SHOCKING DATA RELEAS EDEARLIER THIS WEEK EXPOSEDTHE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANYFACEBOOK FOR BEING AWAREBUT IGNORING THEPOTENTIALLY DANGEROUIMPACTS OF USING FACEBOOKAND INSTAGRAM.JACKSON MENTAL HEAH LTSPECIALISTS HAVE SEENTHESE POTENTIALLYDAMAGING SIDE EFFECTS.((SOT))(12 SECS)(GERALDINE BATES //CENTRAL MISSISSIPPIHEALTH SERVICES)"SOCIAL MEDIA, UIKNLANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN ISIMPACTING THE WORLD BOTHNEGATIVELY ANDPOSITIVELY."((VO))A WHISTLEBLOWER WITHIN THECOMPANY TOLD 60 MINUTES THECOMPANY WAS AWARE OF"VARIOUS PROBLEM" S.THIS INCLUDING THE IMPACTSOF MISINFORMATION AND THENEGATIVE EFFECTS ONSPECIFIALLY YOUNG GIRLSUSING INSTAGRAM.BATES IS A LICENSEDCLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERPROVIDING BEHAVIORALHEALTH SERVICES TO JACKSONRESIDENT S.SHE SAYS YOUNGERGENERATIONS ARE MORELIKLELY TO BELIEVE FALSEINFORMATION.((SOT))(9 SECS)(GERALDINE BATES //CENTRAL MISSISSII PPHEALTH SERVICES)"YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MORELIKELY TBEO LIEVE A LOT OFTHINGS THAT ARE OUT THERETHAT'S NOT TRUE."VO)) ((THE PANDEMIC H CASAUSEDMOST PEOPLE TO HAVE FEWERINTERACTIONS WITH OTHE.

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