Rise in teen suicide, social media coincide; is there link?

CHICAGO — An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged and a new analysis suggests there may be a link.

Suicide rates for teens rose between 2010 and 2015 after they had declined for nearly two decades, according to data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why the rates went up isn’t known.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/rise-in-teen-suicide-social-media-coincide-is-there-link/2017/11/13/13286e98-c8e8-11e7-b506-8a10ed11ecf5_story.html?utm_term=.a6ffc1e9adca