With more and more kids using social media, a doctor with OSF HealthCare wants you to know about the mental health risks that come with it. 

Dr. Kyle Boerke is the director of behavioral health outpatient services for OSF HealthCare and a clinical child psychologist. He says every hour spent on social media increases your likelihood of anxiety and depression. Dr. Boerke says, in many cases, the people you follow on social media aren’t your friends. You don’t know them personally, and you’ve probably never met them, and never will.

Up to 95% of kids age 13-17 and nearly 40% of children age 8-12 use a social media platform, according to the U.S. Surgeon General. While most people think of apps like Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), Snapchat and Facebook when it comes to social media, he says a major social media platform reaching the youngest of kids is YouTube.