Depression and other mental health conditions in adolescents are becoming increasingly common and can be a significant source of suffering and family stress. What relationship does digital media use have with depressive disorders in youth? What are the risk factors for developing depression, and what prevention and intervention strategies can parents, caregivers, educators, and clinicians employ to help children experiencing or at risk of depression?
Children and Screens hosted the “Ask The Experts” webinar “Depression: Youth Mental Health and Digital Media” on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, the second in a set of webinars investigating common mental health struggles facing youth today. A panel of clinical psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and other experts in depressive disorders shared clinical insights and research on depression in youth, how digital media use may be affecting it, and tips on how caregivers can support children who may be dealing with or at risk of depression.
Speakers
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Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP
Chief Science Officer, American Psychological AssociationModerator
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Vicki Harrison, MSW
Program Director, Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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Anne Maheux, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Winston Family Distinguished Fellow, Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, and Psychological Development
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Janis Whitlock, PhD
Scientist Emerita, Cornell University; Founder and Director, Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery
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Lizzy Winstone, PhD
Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
