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Australian Youth Maintained Stable Mental Health Before Social Media Boom: Research

Between 2010 and 2022, the mental health of young females fell from 73 percent to 62 percent for the first time in 20 years.
Australian Youth Maintained Stable Mental Health Before Social Media Boom: Research
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Nina Nguyen
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Social media has taken a toll on the mental health of young Australians, a new report has revealed.

On July 4, the non-partisan economic think tank e61 Institute published a report on youth mental health from 2001 to 2022, using data from the Household, Income, Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey.
Nina Nguyen
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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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