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Digital Wellness Lab Student Advisory Council

You can have a voice in the future of digital media
Student Advisory Council

Applications for the 2025-2026 Student Advisory Council will open August 1, 2025.

At the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, we conduct research and work across industries to develop evidence-based guidance to encourage technology leaders to build a healthier digital ecosystem for youth. The Lab’s Student Advisory Council, made up of high school students from across the country, contributes an invaluable youth perspective that helps to inform our work.

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A chance to positively impact future media and technology

Digital Wellness Lab Student Advisory Council members will serve as student advisors to the Lab, giving them the opportunity to learn about the latest research on digital media and technology—and its impact on youth—build leadership skills, and contribute to important change initiatives.

  • Engage in comprehensive conversations about their experiences online;
  • Learn about current research and discuss what it means to engage healthfully and mindfully with technology and media;
  • Make recommendations and suggestions for ways applications and platforms can be designed for healthy experiences; and
  • Have the opportunity to connect directly with technology and healthcare professionals and to build connections with teens across the country who are interested in similar topics.

Council members will also have the opportunity to author content about digital wellness for young people and/or participate in deep-dive conversations about how the digital ecosystem affects young people’s mental and physical health in positive and negative ways.

Applications for the 2024-2025 Student Advisory Council are closed. Please stay tuned for opportunities to get involved in 2025-2026!

Teen Voices

Council members are given the opportunity to author content about how the digital ecosystem affects young people’s mental and physical health in positive and negative ways. We are grateful to these students for sharing their experiences and incredibly insightful ideas for how to make technology and interactive media healthier for themselves and their peers.