Rajya Sabha MP Raises Alarm: Social Media's Grip on Adolescent Mental Health

• Rajya Sabha member Jebi Mather Hisham expressed concern over the increasing mental health crisis among adolescents due to social media.
• The MP highlighted that youth struggle to differentiate between reality and the fantasy world created by social media.
• Instances of student suicides, linked to loneliness and isolation from excessive online platform use, were cited.
• Hisham referred to a 16-year-old girl's alleged suicide in Kochi after an online friend's death and the alleged suicides of three sisters in Ghaziabad connected to Korean content.
• The MP emphasized the need for government attention, integrating mental health with academics, and addressing cyberbullying and suicidal tendencies linked to social media.