Children as young as 14 are being treated for social media addiction, warns Jan Gerber – Mirror

Our CEO recently spoke to the Mirror about a crisis he is seeing firsthand: children as young as 14 being treated for social media addiction.

Speaking to Patrick Hill, Jan described the scale of what Paracelsus Recovery is now encountering, calling it “a massive epidemic” and explaining how social media algorithms are designed to hijack the brain’s reward system, likening the effect to “digital crack cocaine” for young, developing minds. 

To discover more about the warning signs parents should watch for, what treatment can look like, and why he believes that government intervention to limit screen time is essential, you can read the full article here.