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Description:
In May 2023 the U.S. Surgeon General released a public health advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. The advisory noted that while social media can have both positive and negative impacts on young people, there are profound risks associated related to use on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. In March, 2024, social scientist Jonathan Haidt released, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.” The book has received a great deal of national and international attention. Haidt summarizes the research and describes four foundational harms of a phone-based childhood: social deprivation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, and addiction. What can we do in response to what is known about the potential risks and benefits of social media? Both Dr. Murthy and Jonathan Haidt provides action steps for parents, educators, schools, legislators, and young people. In this webinar, an overview of the recommended action steps will be shared as well as implications for health educators.
Maree Hampton - Speaker Bio
Maree Hampton, M.Ed, CHES, founder of Digital Wellbeing Solutions, provides Digital Wellbeing education and training for professionals who are concerned about the impact that time on screens (for social media, video gaming, etc.) is having on the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people, and families. Maree is a Certified Digital Wellness Educator through the Digital Wellness Institute and a nationally Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). She is a founding member of The Screen Time Action Network’s national Online Harm Prevention workgroup hosted by the nonprofit Fairplay. She has presented at national and statewide conferences and has conducted training for hundreds of educators, public health, and mental health professionals. Maree’s previous positions include Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of LiveMore ScreenLess, Program Evaluation Consultant for nonprofits, Director of Health Promotion at the University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service, and faculty member of Dine College (Navajo Community College) in Tsaile, Arizona.
Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the four foundational harms of a phone-based childhood as outlined in The Anxious Generation.
2. Identify the role that health educators can play to bring awareness to the phone-based childhood and how it impacts the physical, mental, social, and cognitive wellbeing of children, young people, and families
Receive 1.0 Category 1 CHES free!
Nonmembers can pay $10 for credit upon post-evaluation
MN SOPHE Membership information available HERE.
Who should participate: Public health professionals and students, healthcare professionals.
FREE for all participants, and free 1.0 CHES for MN SOPHE Members. For nonmembers: 1.0 CHES are $10. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance after participating and completing the evaluation form.
Please reach out to Taylour Blakeman, Membership Chair, at sopheminn@gmail.com for more information.
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