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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
2 | | WHEREAS, Research demonstrates that social media use has |
3 | | detrimental effects on children and adolescents; often, social |
4 | | media use has been found to exacerbate existing mental health |
5 | | disorders and even cause mental health problems in children, |
6 | | adolescents, and young adults; and |
7 | | WHEREAS, The National Center for Health Statistics found |
8 | | suicide rates among youth aged 10 to 24 in the United States |
9 | | increased by 57% between 2017 and 2018, and early estimates |
10 | | suggest there were tragically more than 6,600 deaths by |
11 | | suicide among the 10 to 24 age group in 2020; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
13 | | (CDC) has reported suicide as the second leading cause of |
14 | | death for people aged 10 to 14 and 20 to 34; and |
15 | | WHEREAS, Since the COVID-19 pandemic, these trends have |
16 | | escalated with emergency room visits for suicide attempts |
17 | | specifically among girls between the ages of 12 and 17 |
18 | | increasing by 26% during the summer of 2020 and 50% during the |
19 | | winter of 2021; and |
20 | | WHEREAS, According to the Pew Research Center, most |
21 | | adolescents and young adults use social media, with 35% |
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1 | | reporting they use at least one social media platform almost |
2 | | constantly, 54% saying it is difficult to give up social |
3 | | media, and 36% admitting to spending excessive time on it; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, The 2023 U.S. Surgeon General Advisory found, |
5 | | during crucial periods of adolescent brain development, social |
6 | | media use is predictive of decreases in life satisfaction as |
7 | | well as additional concerns around body image, problems with |
8 | | sleep, and other issues; and |
9 | | WHEREAS, One study found that the users who spend the most |
10 | | time on social media are 1.66 times more likely to be depressed |
11 | | in comparison to those who use it the least; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, Too much time spent on social media apps can lead |
13 | | to an increase in body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and |
14 | | low self-esteem, and these negative effects are not limited to |
15 | | teenage girls; reports reveal that 46% of all teenagers aged |
16 | | 13 to 17 expressed that social media made them feel worse about |
17 | | their bodies; and |
18 | | WHEREAS, Social media users may also fall victim to |
19 | | cyberbullying; those who have experienced cybervictimization |
20 | | were 2.35 times more likely to self-harm, 2.10 times more |
21 | | likely to exhibit suicidal behaviors, 2.57 times more likely |
22 | | to attempt suicide, and 2.15 times more likely to have |
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1 | | suicidal thoughts; and |
2 | | WHEREAS, A recent study from the American Psychological |
3 | | Association found that young adults who reduced their social |
4 | | media screen time by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant |
5 | | improvements in how they viewed their weight and overall |
6 | | appearance; therefore, be it |
7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 17, 2024 |
9 | | as Take A Break From Social Media Day in the State of Illinois. |