Young people shouldn't have to navigate digital life alone.
Neither should the adults who care for them.
Does your organization know how to respond when...
A young person shares something disturbing they saw online?
A conspiracy theory starts circulating through the group chat?
Staff overhear a group of young people laughing about an app they've never heard of?
What would it mean for your organization to be able to...
Respond in the moment without shutting down the conversation?
Keep up with the digital landscape that young people are navigating?
Be the kind of place where young people don't have to leave part of their lives at the door?
When organizations get this right, young people...
Know what to do when something goes wrong.
They recognize risk, know how to respond, and have adults they trust enough to ask for help.
Understand what's happening on their screens.
They question what they see, recognize how platforms are designed to influence them, and make more intentional choices online.
Engage on their own terms.
They have the skills, support, and self-awareness to navigate digital life without losing themselves in it.
Organizations like yours are already doing important work.
Mindful Media helps make sure digital life is part of it.
My work is grounded in 20 years of research on how young people experience digital life.
Worried About the Wrong Things · The MIT Press | The Digital Edge · NYU Press
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