; Whereas the October 14, 2022, CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that 3 in 4 high school students experienced at least 1 adverse childhood experience during the COVID–19 pandemic and that these experiences increase an individual’s likelihood to report poor mental health or suicidal behavior in the future; Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has accelerated the use of digital technologies, such as any social media; Whereas there has been a great concern about the impact of social media on the mental health of children and youth; Whereas social media does expose children to bullying, depression, anxiety, and self-harm; Whereas there is a strong need to further understand and deter any negative impacts of social media on children and youth; Whereas the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary and Trends Report: 2011–2021, found that— (1) nearly 3 in 5 teen girls in the United States experienced depressive symptoms in 2021, which is double that of boys and the highest levels reported in decades; and (2) youth experienced high and worsening levels of persistent sadness or hopelessness across all racial and ethnic groups; Whereas the 2022 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey prepared by the CDC found that— (1) 36 percent of heterosexual high school students and 75 percent of LGBTQ+ high school students felt persistently sad or hopeless for an extended period during the last 12 months; (2) 14 percent of heterosexual high school students and 47 percent of LGBTQ+ high school students seriously considered attempting suicide during the last 12 months; and (3) 5 percent of heterosexual high school students and 26 percent of LGBTQ+ high school students actually attempted suicide during the last 12 months; Whereas, according the 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health conducted by The Trevor Project, 60 percent of LGBTQ youth who wanted mental health care in the past year were not able to get it and 45 percent of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide over this same time period