Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons
Duration: 25 mins
Description
Podcast with Professor Lina Gega and Dr. Hiran Thabrew on the CAMH Special Issue ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’ and they have written the Editorial ‘Control alt delete – technology and children’s mental health’.
Learning Objectives
1. Evidence into technology’s ability to act as a force of good and also a source of harm for young people’s mental health
2. Why minimisation of technology related harm is as important as maximisation of technology related gains
3. Need to move beyond dichotomous narratives about technology and how we might achieve a more nuanced stance
4. What understandings emerge in terms of gender, diversity, and socio-economic status in relation to techn and mental health
5. How collective responsibility can make a difference in the way technology is used to protect and improve mental health
6. Whether academics should collaborate with digital companies to improve young people’s mental health
7. Advice for CAMH professionals and policy makers.
Related Content Links
https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14753588/2023/28/1
