Digital Media Literacy Is About More Than Just Online Safety...
From TikTok, AI chatbots, and algorithmic feeds to whatever comes next, digital media is reshaping how young people learn, connect, and understand themselves. It opens real opportunities alongside real concerns about mental health, learning, and social connections.
Digital media literacy equips a young person to navigate the digital world safely and on their own terms by learning how to question what they see, understand how platforms are built to shape what they believe and feel, and make informed, intentional choices about their own digital life.
Young people build this skill directly, but they don't build it alone. An organization equipped to support media literacy becomes a place where young people don't have to navigate digital life on their own.
ICAN is a practical framework that explains what shapes a young person's experience of digital life, and what it takes to support them well. Developed by Dr. Jacqueline Vickery and built on established research in critical media literacy education and positive youth development, ICAN guides every training, program, and consultation Mindful Media delivers.
If young people are part of your work, this is for you.
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K-12 schools & districts
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Mental health & public health orgs
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Youth-serving nonprofits
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Libraries & community centers
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After-school & summer programs
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Child & social welfare agencies
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Juvenile justice programs
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Family engagement programs
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Experiential learning programs
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Faith-based orgs
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