Social Media and Mental Health
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A Social Media Risk Assessment for Youth and How to Use It
Concerned about how frequently young people are online or what they are doing while on social media? Use this Risk Assessment to help with open, honest dialogue about social media use and the potential risks.
Balancing Mental Health and Social Media: 5 Helpful Habits
Learn about both the benefits and disadvantages of social media usage on your mental health. This video will cover health habits for social media, and what to do if social media is impacting your mental health.
Digital Wellbeing for Youth
As the world continues to become increasingly more digital, it can be hard to navigate the opportunities and challenges of being online. This is especially true for children and teens who use social media and online entertainment more than any other previous generation. This collection was designed to help explore the impact of social media on youth mental health, how to talk to young people about staying safe online, and support for engaging in honest, open dialogues about the risks and benefits of social media.
Helpful or Harmful? Social Media and Youth Mental Health
As children and teens start to use social media more frequently, it is sometimes hard to tell whether it is helping or harming their mental health. This printable tool helps break down the pros and cons of social media use, as well as providing tips for caregivers to help keep their young people safe online.
Introduction to Digital Citizenship for K-5 Educators
Join Common Sense Education and the UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence for this 30-minute interactive workshop as we explore activities to support educators who are helping K-5 students navigate the challenges and opportunities of the digital world. We'll highlight lessons that focus on self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and digital wellbeing. You'll leave with resources to help you lead meaningful conversations with students and parents about working through the challenges that come with living in an ever-connected world.
Introduction to Digital Citizenship for Middle and High School Educators
Join Common Sense Education and the UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence for this 30-minute interactive workshop as we explore activities to support educators who are helping middle and high school students navigate the challenges and opportunities of the digital world. We'll highlight lessons that focus on self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and digital wellbeing. You'll leave with resources to help you lead meaningful conversations with students and parents about working through the challenges that come with living in an ever-connected world.
Introduction to Digital Citizenship for School Administrators
Join Common Sense Education and the UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence for this 30-minute interactive workshop as we explore activities to support administrators who are navigating the challenges and opportunities of the digital world. We'll discuss how to implement school programming focused on self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and digital wellbeing. You'll leave with resources to help you lead meaningful conversations with students, parents, and educators about working through the challenges that come with living in an ever-connected world.
Social Media: A Guide for Teens to Get the Best Out of Social Media (and Avoid the Worst)
This webinar is presented by UCLA student advisors from the UCLA Center for Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support (CARES). It explores the benefits and drawbacks of social media use and presents practical strategies of how to support oneself when being on social media causes negative emotions, such as anxiety or disconnection. The webinar is primarily directed at teens and college students, but provides advice to parents and educators as well.
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Teens and Tweens, 2021
Media use rapidly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than it had in the years leading up to 2020. The Common Sense Census looks at how tweens and teens used media during this time and what types of media they engaged in.
Teen Voices: Friendships and Social Media
This website links to an episode of Teen Voices. Listen as teens discuss how they use social media to stay connected with their friends, the feelings they experience using it, and how it affects their friendships.