The NBC News (7/31, Fox) website reports, “At least 90 percent of teens and young adults with symptoms of depression said they had gone online for information about mental health issues, compared with 48 percent of those without any symptoms, according to the survey [pdf]” conducted “by Hopelab, a foundation set up to help young people with chronic illnesses, and the Well Being Trust, which is focused on mental, social and spiritual health.” Included in the “national survey” were “more than 1,300 people aged 14 to 22 in all 50 states.”
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— “Depressed teens turn to social media to cope, survey finds, “Maggie Fox, The NBC News, July 31, 2018.