Janagan Alagarajah

“The public-health challenge is therefore not whether mental health information should be on social media, but how to ensure that it is evidence-based, appropriately governed and clearly connected to safe, qualified care.”

Janagan Alagarajah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Dr Alagarajah stressed the importance of ensuring online mental health content is evidence-based and connected to qualified care.

“Social media is a community; often people are feeling alone and isolated,”

Janagan Alagarajah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Dr Alagarajah explained why social media communities feel accessible and safe to isolated individuals.

“At its best, social media can function as a low-cost extension of the mental health system, providing psychoeducation, community support and pathways into care,”

Janagan Alagarajah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Dr Alagarajah outlined the potential positive functions of social media in public mental health.