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Closed Investigate the health impact of mobile technology on children and young people

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We call on the Government to examine the health impact of mobile technology on children & young people in reference to:

Sexting & Internet safety
Depression & Anxiety
General health
Sleep disorders
Technology addiction

Then commission an independent report
& act on its recommendations

Dr. Matthew M. Davis from University of Michigan Health System
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/uomh-sai080715.php

Smartphone Rehab article from the Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/teenage-technology-addiction-smartphone-rehab-seattle-clinic-children-aged-13-mobile-devices-a7684356.html

Sonia Livingstone OBE Professor of Social Psychology (former head of dept at LSE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyjbDUP1o0g&vl=en

Martin Blank PHD, Columbia University
https://vimeo.com/71864167

Dr. Devra Davis, Epidemiologist & Author (The Lancet, The Journal of the American Medical Association & The New York Times)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cJ6Il5fFg4

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