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What’s Your Money Story? 
What’s Your Money Story? 
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Media’s Role in Shaping Your Perception of School
Media’s Role in Shaping Your Perception of School
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A Note from the Gen Z Authors of the 2023 Teens & Screens Report
A Note from the Gen Z Authors of the 2023 Teens & Screens Report
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The Social, Political and Personal Effects of Trans Media as told by Tre’vell Anderson
The Social, Political and Personal Effects of Trans Media as told by Tre’vell Anderson
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Rethinking the Digital Detox: How Platforms Can Help Us Achieve Media Balance
Rethinking the Digital Detox: How Platforms Can Help Us Achieve Media Balance
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Iridescence: Empathy Through Storytelling
Iridescence: Empathy Through Storytelling
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Nuance Needed in Adolescent Mental Health Stories
Nuance Needed in Adolescent Mental Health Stories

Even before the pandemic, mental health challenges were the leading cause of poor life outcomes for youth.

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Q&A with a Mental Health Professional: Vicki Harrison, MSW
Q&A with a Mental Health Professional: Vicki Harrison, MSW
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Q&A with a Mental Health Professional: Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D.
Q&A with a Mental Health Professional: Maryam Kia-Keating, Ph.D.
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What Should an Alcohol Problem Look Like On-Screen?
What Should an Alcohol Problem Look Like On-Screen?
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How to Support Mental Health in People with Autism
How to Support Mental Health in People with Autism
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African American teens face mental health crisis but are less likely than whites to get treatment
African American teens face mental health crisis but are less likely than whites to get treatment
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How Adults Can Support the Mental Health of Black Children
How Adults Can Support the Mental Health of Black Children
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How Parents Can Support Their Transgender Teens
How Parents Can Support Their Transgender Teens
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We studied depression messages on YouTube videos and found dangerous and stigmatizing stereotypes prevail
We studied depression messages on YouTube videos and found dangerous and stigmatizing stereotypes prevail
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Kids want to learn more about mental illness and how to cope with parents who live with it
Kids want to learn more about mental illness and how to cope with parents who live with it
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How to Support Teens’ Mental Health During COVID and Beyond
How to Support Teens’ Mental Health During COVID and Beyond
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How the media may be making the COVID-19 mental health epidemic worse
How the media may be making the COVID-19 mental health epidemic worse
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Avoiding Mental Health Stigmatizations & Encouraging Help Seeking Through Entertainment Media
Avoiding Mental Health Stigmatizations & Encouraging Help Seeking Through Entertainment Media
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Food Issues: Telling a Truer Story About Our Relationships with Food
Food Issues: Telling a Truer Story About Our Relationships with Food
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More Realistic Physical Representations in Media Will Support Youth Mental Health
More Realistic Physical Representations in Media Will Support Youth Mental Health
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Videos

Accurate Mental Health Portrayals Impact Youth

Mental Health Matters

13 Reasons Why: the Controversy and Its Aftermath

 
 

Resources

Inside the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis - The Daily