study to address and reduce the risks of harmful
internet use among teenagers – the online generation.
It is important to help young people develop healthy
internet use before it causes harm, as well as supporting
parents, carers, teachers, and medical professionals,
to understand the risks.
change: join the
Digital Revolution for
Mental Health and
Adaptation
of the links between health, internet use, and behaviours
such as excessive gambling, gaming, viewing pornography, compulsive shopping and ‘cyberchondria’. The network’s findings contributed to breakthroughs including the adoption of Gaming Disorder as a diagnosable disorder by the WHO.
study follows the success
of the European Network
for Problematic Usage
of the Internet (2018-2022)



























