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  • How Social Media Helps Teens Cope With Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Harm

    Submitted by Guest Blogger on 04 Oct 2016.

    By Dr. Sameer Hinduja of the Cyberbullying Research Centre
    Content reposted with permission – original article from Cyberbullying.org

    It is easy for many adults – whether educators or parents – to focus on the negatives of social media in the lives of teens today. This is understandable, because they are the ones who have to deal with the fallout when adolescents make mistakes online (cyberbullying incidents, sexting cases, electronic dating violence, digital reputation drama, and similar forms of wrongdoing).

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