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Parenting: Teens and social media

Can social media, used in the right way, improve teenagers’ mental health? Jenni speaks to Edwina Dunn, founder of The Female Lead and Dr Anne-Lise Goddings from UCL.

We’re used to hearing about the negative impact that using social media can have on girls – it can cause sleeplessness, low mood, depression and anxiety. Edwina Dunn, a data entrepreneur and founder of the educational charity The Female Lead, thinks differently. She believes that used in the right way, social media can be a force for good and can improve teenagers’ mental health. She joins Jenni to explain her theory and the research she commissioned from Cambridge University, along with Dr Anne-Lise Goddings, Clinical Lecturer at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

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