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On Thursday 28th July 2016 they reported on our research paper, Mental Health and the social media society:
“A new report is calling for social media sites, like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to offer mandatory mental health services to provide counselling and support for users.
The new report comes from Parliament Street and has been written by Danny Bowman, a leading mental health campaigner who struggled with his own mental health after becoming addicted to selfies. He got to the point where he was taking 200 photos of himself every day.
Danny started making headlines because of his obsession with taking the perfect selfie spiralled out of control, putting his mental health in danger.
His report outlines that social media sites have a responsibility to combat cyber-bullying online and could help by offering help channels and staff to provide counselling and support for those who feel upset or stressed whilst using social media.
It also says that there should be online support for mental health on all social media outlets and that the government should create a Minister for Mental Health. Danny says: “The current provision of services for mental health support in the UK is unacceptable. It’s time for the government to appoint a dedicated Minister for mental health to tackle these challenges immediately.”
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