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Teen suicide is on the rise, leading some to question if social media is to blame

Suicide rates for teenage girls are at a 40-year high, according to new CDC data. In a provocative article for The Atlantic, a psychologist makes a correlation between smartphone and social media use and increased rates of suicide and depression in young people. Jericka Duncan reports.
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