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Overview: This resource bank was developed by committees created through CRS 22-2-145 (media literacy) and CRS 22-2-127.8 (Social media impacts on mental health education literacy). Committees identified resources for K-12 educators, parents/families/trusted adults, community members, and youth to support teaching media literacy, the impacts of social media and the healthy use of social media. Resources include professional development opportunities, instructional strategies, research based scholarly articles, and promising program materials. Topics include: Information literacy, digital citizenship, impacts of social media on mental and physical health, internet safety, cybersecurity, and cyberbullying,

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Social Media and Youth Mental Health: The US Surgeon General's Advisory

This Advisory calls attention to the growing concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health. It explores and describes the current evidence on
the positive and negative impacts of social media on children and adolescents, some of the primary areas for mental health and well-being concerns, and
opportunities for additional research to help understand the full scope and scale of social media’s impact.