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1. Changing the Narrative Around Suicide and Mental Illness: Youth United for Responsible Media Representation
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By Chloe Sorensen | September 3, 2019
Founder, Youth United for Responsible Media RepresentationWhen I was a student at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, there was a youth suicide cluster in our community. By the time I graduated, I had lost five of my peers, including a close friend. Overwhelmed by grief and fear and unsure of how to move forward, I sought a way to channel my pain into action.
Halfway through my sophomore year, I found myself speaking at school board meetings and in other forums, advocating for the needs of students.
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2. Positive Social Media Use for Youth: 6 Recommendations to Guide Parents, Educators & Other Professionals
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By Elizabeth McDade-Montez, PhD | April 12, 2018
Worried about social media’s influence on youth? A lot of people are.
In the first part of this blog post, I talked about some of the reasons we worry. Here are 6 recommendations that can guide parents and those who work with youth in supporting healthy use of these new tools.
- By Elizabeth McDade-Montez, PhD
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3. Social Media, Traditional Media: Really Different? Or Really the Same?
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By Elizabeth McDade-Montez, PhD | April 5, 2018
From a fairly young age, today’s kids are growing up with all kinds of social media. Parents and professionals struggle to keep up with the latest trends and protect children from possible harm. As a media researcher and a parent, I'm also working to stay abreast of the latest technology and how it impacts children and adolescents.
But rather than looking at every new app as a focus of research, I'm interested in the larger issues related to social media use—things like why and how we use social media.
- By Elizabeth McDade-Montez, PhD
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4. A New Look at an Old Monster
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By Laura Perkins, MLS | May 4, 2017
Over a recent weekend trip with a group of kids ages 10-13, I decided to bring along some DVDs for fun. I checked Common Sense Media’s User Reviews and saw that parents and kids had rated the movies appropriate for 10+. I didn’t bother with actually reading the comments.
- By Laura Perkins, MLS
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5. New Media, Old Themes: Sexualization in Children's TV Shows
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By Elizabeth McDade-Montez, PhD | March 28, 2017
TV is not what it used to be. Over the past decade, we have seen a range of new methods of content delivery (Netflix, AmazonVideo, Hulu), new ways of watching (bingeing on favorites, catching short segments on YouTube, checking out cute kittens suggested by friends on Facebook), and new ways of calculating ratings.
Unfortunately, although television platforms have clearly modernized over time, television themes and stereotypes around gender and sexuality have not.
- By Elizabeth McDade-Montez, PhD
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