HHS Warns of Children's Screen Time Use, Citing Impact on Sleep, Mental Health

Health advisory calls for kids to cut their screen time

WASHINGTON (KVIA) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General is calling on kids to cut their time spent on screens. Wednesday, officials issued an advisory on the harms of screen use and a "toolkit" on how to combat them. While the advisory said it's from the surgeon general, officials collaborated on it, since there's no confirmed surgeon general right now. President Trump nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier to t…

HHS warns of children's screen time use, citing impact on sleep, mental health

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned about children’s screen time in an advisory released Wednesday, citing impacts on sleep and mental health.

In Iowa, RFK, Jr. issues Surgeon General's Warning about kids' screen time

During a visit to Iowa, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy issued a U.S. Surgeon General’s Warning that says excessive screen use has become one of the most urgent public health challenges facing children today. “Children are spending more time on screens than sleeping, exercising, reading, interacting face to face with family […]

US Health Officials Warn Children Are Spending Too Much Time on Screens

US health officials have issued a major public advisory warning that excessive screen exposure among children and teenagers is increasingly becoming a serious public health concern. The advisory, released by the Department of Health and Human Services, highlights growing evidence linking heavy screen use to sleep disruption, reduced physical activity, emotional stress, weaker in-person relationships, […] The post US Health Officials Warn Childre…

Secretary Kennedy Announces HHS Action to Reduce Harmful Screen Use and Protect Children Online

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Surgeon General today released the Surgeon General’s Warning on the Harms of Screen Use: An Advisory and Toolkit on How to Protect Children and Adolescents, which raises national awareness about the growing risks associated with excessive and harmful screen use among young people. Children and adolescents now spend as much or more time on screens as they do sleeping or in schoo…

Screen Safety Measures for Children

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a major initiative to reduce harmful screen exposure among children and teenagers. The announcement came through a new Surgeon General’s Warning and Toolkit designed to help families, schools, and communities create healthier digital habits for young people. Why HHS Issued the Warning According to HHS, children and adolescents now spend as much time on screens as they do s…