Investigate the health impact of mobile technology on children and young people

Closed 125 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the Government to examine the health impact of mobile technology on children & young people in reference to:

Sexting & Internet safety
Depression & Anxiety
General health
Sleep disorders
Technology addiction

Then commission an independent report
& act on its recommendations

Dr. Matthew M. Davis from University of Michigan Health System
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/uomh-sai080715.php

Smartphone Rehab article from the Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/teenage-technology-addiction-smartphone-rehab-seattle-clinic-children-aged-13-mobile-devices-a7684356.html

Sonia Livingstone OBE Professor of Social Psychology (former head of dept at LSE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyjbDUP1o0g&vl=en

Martin Blank PHD, Columbia University
https://vimeo.com/71864167

Dr. Devra Davis, Epidemiologist & Author (The Lancet, The Journal of the American Medical Association & The New York Times)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cJ6Il5fFg4

Timeline

18 May 2018	Petition opened for signatures
18 Nov 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 125

Status Closed

Opened 18 May 2018

Closed 18 Nov 2018

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