Adolescence is a time period where the majority of mental health problems emerge. Understanding what factors may help prevent such problems in adolescence is therefore incredibly important. The family environment in childhood is an important predictor of adolescent mental health, where negative family experiences, such as emotional abuse and neglect are strong predictors of mental […]
Harnessing social media data to improve mental health outcomes
In recent years, social media has taken the world by storm. During the 12 years since it’s launch, Facebook – the most popular social media network – has amassed over 1.79 billion active users. Social media websites, such as Facebook, are able to collect huge amounts of personal information about their users. While much of the media coverage […]