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Teen Voices: Jeremy
Jeremy, a member of the Digital Wellness Lab’s 2024-2025 Student Advisory Council, shares his perspective on the opportunities with technology, and developing a healthy relationship with the digital world.
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Fellow Travelers: Adele Taylor
Adele Taylor, Senior Manager, Youth Programs and Partnerships at NoFiltr, urges tech platforms to take a safety by design approach to building products.
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LGBTQ+ Youth Experiences Online
This infographic highlights key findings from our research brief on LGBTQ+ youth’s online experiences. It offers a snapshot of mental health struggles, media use habits, benefits of digital spaces, and heightened risks faced by LGBTQ+ youth. From online harassment to the critical need for affirming communities, the data underscores the complex and vital role the…
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Conversations with Clinicians: Anna Kirillova, OD, MS, FAAO
Anna Kirillova, OD, MS, FAAO talks about the importance of teaching kids that the internet and media are tools for the world, but are not the world itself.
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The Online Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth
Explore the online experiences of LGBTQ+ youth, including benefits, risks, and the need for tailored digital spaces to support their mental health and safety.
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Q4 2024 Roundup
Digital Wellness Lab’s Q4 highlights: New teen AI research, #InspiredInternet Pledge convening, and global digital wellbeing forums.
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Fellow Travelers: Jared Matas, EdD
Discover how OunceIT’s EdTech specialist Jared Matas, EdD empowers schools to use technology intentionally, fostering creativity, curiosity, and healthier digital habits.
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Striking a Balance: Cell Phone Culture in Schools
Our 2024-25 Student Advisory Council kicked off with a thought-provoking discussion on how cell phone policies in their schools impact learning, social connections, and daily life.
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Conversations with Clinicians: Christina VanderPluym, MD
Christina VanderPluym, MD, a cardiologist and mom, faces the same tech challenges as other parents and caregivers. She shares her thoughts on the importance of helping kids develop the skills they need to navigate today’s digital world.
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Pulse Survey: Optimism and Uncertainty — How Teens View and Use Artificial Intelligence
This report explores how teenagers are navigating the opportunities and challenges that come with this rapidly evolving technology, including how they are using AI, their perceptions and concerns around these tools and their applications, and the types of guidance that will enable them to use AI responsibly.
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Recommendations for Industry: Teens and AI
Recommendations for the tech industry based on findings from our Pulse Survey: Optimism and Uncertainty – How Teens View and Use Artificial Intelligence
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Key Takeaways from Our 2024 Pulse Survey on Teens and AI
These takeaways from our Pulse Survey on Teens and AI underline the importance of providing young people with the tools, education, and support they need to engage with AI-powered tools.
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Fellow Travelers: Larissa May
Larissa May founded #HalfTheStory after facing her own struggles with social media, and has spent the past nine years driving the rapidly growing global movement towards digital wellness.
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How to Watch Out for Bots, Hackers, and Scams
Josh, a member of the Lab’s 2023-24 Student Advisory Council, offers practical advice for identifying fake accounts to help teens, and the caregivers and adults in their lives stay safe online.
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Conversations with Clinicians: Michael Tsappis, MD
Michael Tsappis, MD, Co-Director of the Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders, shares some sound advice for parenting in the digital age.