Social media inquiry: experts explain how the social media ban could affect mental health – video

Mental health groups and experts are asked whether the good outweighs the bad when it comes to banning social media for under-16s during a short hearing on the federal government’s bill. ‘I do not see any benefits for mental health from social media,’ says Dr Danielle Einstein, while Headspace’s head of clinical leadership, Nicola Palfrey, says ‘what research does indicate is that there’s help-seeking that goes on online’

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