Timothy L. Miles
Social media is a powerful tool that can lead to harm. However, social media sites like Instagram can be misused to promote products that may be harmful to young people. If you are concerned about your child’s safety on these platforms, contact an attorney with expertise in social media laws. Timothy L. Miles is a social media mental health lawyer. He works seven days a week on behalf of his clients. He has won several awards including the Clients Choice Award and Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers from the National Trial Lawyers Association. He also has published several articles related to the law.
While the social media industry has long known about the negative mental health effects of Instagram addiction, it has done little to address this issue. As a result, 32 percent of teen girls reported that the social media platform had made their self-image worse than it was before. Even worse, it’s causing young girls to compare themselves to other teen girls and develop unrealistic standards.
Glenn Draper
A lawyer with a reputation for helping clients with their mental health issues has joined the ranks of social media victims’ lawyers. Glenn Draper joined the Social Media Victims Law Center after reading the Facebook Papers and feeling outraged. He graduated from the University of Washington Law School with honors in 1994. He has represented numerous clients, including wrongly accused individuals. Glen also has a long record of pro bono work. He lives in Seattle with his wife and three teenage children.
Glenn Draper’s firm
As a social media mental health lawyer, Glenn Draper has represented victims of asbestos-caused disease for more than a decade. His practice has garnered hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts. After seeing the Facebook Papers, Draper decided to join the Social Media Victims Law Center. Draper is also an active duty Navy officer, having served for two years in the Army.
He has represented a wide variety of clients, including the families and guardians of teens who have committed suicide or been subjected to sexual exploitation on social media. His firm also represents parents of children who have been sexually abused or suffered from severe depression.
Intentional self-harm behaviors linked to social media addiction
Self-injury behavior is a growing problem on social media. Research shows that teens are exposed to self-harm videos and images at an early age. By the time they reach adulthood, one in six have engaged in some form of intentional self-harm. It is often an attempt to cope with intense emotions and intense anger. It can be very dangerous and cause physical injury, including death.
Self-harm is a major risk factor for suicide and it is important to understand the potential relationship between social media addiction and self-harm. However, research on digital self-harm is still in its infancy. Although there has been a link between social media use and suicide attempts, the evidence so far points to the possibility that internet addiction is connected with the development of self-harm behavior.