Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
The Internet has become a destination of endless doom scrolling and incessant comparison, especially as platforms like Instagram have become home to highly edited images that don’t reflect reality, having a disproportionate impact on youth. Read the article here.
New study finds that teens in virtual classes are less satisfied with their school experience, but are no more likely to be depressed. Read the article here.
While younger people aren’t the only ones who can develop an addiction to surfing social media all day, a new study finds it can have a serious impact on their mental health. Read the article here.
Doomscrolling, or doomsurfing, refers to the tendency to continue to scroll through bad news despite the content being saddening, disheartening or depressing. Read the article here.
Shifting trends over the last year reveal the roots of depression among young people. Read the article here.
More sleep and family time—and less social media—may have made the difference. Read the article here.
TikTok users are using secret codes in their videos and captions to convey they are struggling with depression and possibly contemplating suicide. Read the article here.
Research has found that social media use can affect self-esteem, and make typical teenage pressure and bullying worse, but it can also connect isolated teens and help them find supportive networks. Read the article here.
A pioneering schools project connects stressed-out young people to therapists miles away via computers. Read the article here.
Snapchat has announced a new feature called “Here For You” that promises to “provide proactive in-app support to Snapchatters who may be experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis”. Read the article here.