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UK CMO commentary on screen time and social media map of reviews

UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) commentary on ‘Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews'.

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In 2018, the UK Chief Medical Officers commissioned independent researchers at University College London to map published research on screen time, social media, and children and young people’s mental health. They were commissioned through the NIHR Policy Research Programme.

This research was published in Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews.

The UK Chief Medical Officers here publish a commentary on this work. This includes their advice for parents and carers, and their recommendations for other stakeholders.

Published 7 February 2019