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Eric Hovde: “We have younger people in such mental health crisis because…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Season 3 Episode 9 The Red Corner Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 25:55

We know from all the different studies, diets are so critical, exercise so critical to our overall health, staying away from certain substance, smoking, excessive drinking, critical things like technology. This phone, this phone has done so much damage to mental health. We have younger people in such mental health crisis because of social media. and people staring at this all the time, even to the point of, even from a physical standpoint, because they're looking down. We know people's necks are getting out of line and sloping and all the rest. (25:55–26:02)

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Asserts that social media is causing a mental health crisis among younger people.

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