Source: United States Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton
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Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353
April 25, 2023
Media Advisory: Cotton, Schatz, Murphy, Britt to Unveil New Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Kids From Harmful Health Impacts of Social Media
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) will unveil new bipartisan legislation to protect kids from the harmful impacts of social media.
The United States is facing a mental health crisis and no group is affected more than adolescents, and especially young girls. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 57 percent of high school girls and 29 percent of high school boys felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, with 22 percent of all high school students reporting they had seriously considered attempting suicide in the preceding year. One area that requires immediate action is the clear link between social media and poor mental health. Social media companies have known about this link for years, and independent research has confirmed it: social media usage is a cause for the mental health epidemic.
WHAT: Senators will unveil new legislation to protect kids on social media
WHO: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama)
WHERE: Senate Radio/TV Gallery (S-325)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 10:20 a.m. ET
FOR MEDIA: Members of the media interested in attending should RSVP to Michael_Inacay@schatz.senate.gov
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