DIGITAL WELLNESS

EXPERIENCE

We educate and empower teens to take ownership over their digital lives.

  • “The workshop clearly illustrated how you can change your habits and prioritize what you want.”

    #ForMe Participant, High School Freshman

  • “I now have a better understanding of how things affect me and what impact they have on my mood. ”

    #ForMe Participant, High School Freshman

  • I'm not an adult, but I really encourage more of this, I think my generation really needs the education of something like this.

    #ForMe Participant, High School Freshman

  • I was able to understand how social media can impact our mental health and when I should and should not be using it. Limiting screen time and creating time to just take a breath and not be on my phone is important.

    #ForMe Participant, High School Freshman

What we know.

HOW teens engage with digital media matters. When they engage with content that is purpose-driven and aligned with their passions and interests, it can have a positive impact on their mental health.

-Common Sense Media

Why Digital Wellness Matters.

Teens who spend 3 hours on devices a day are 35% more likely, and those who spend more than 3 hours are 71% more likely, to have a risk factor for suicide than those who spend less than one hour.

-iGen

Since social media has become mainstream there has been a 189% percent increase in self harm for girls ages 10-14. For girls aged 15 to 19, there has been a 62% increase. Deaths by suicide in the US are up 70% in older teenage girls. In pre-teen girls, suicide has risen by 151%.

-Social Dilemma

As teens’ time on social media has gone up, so have their depression rates. One study found that between 2009 and 2017, rates of depression among kids ages 14-17 increased by more than 60%.

-Journal of Abnormal Psychology

In our workshop teens will

Our workshop offers a space for teens to reflect on their social media engagement and digital habits while learning how to become more intentional with their screen time. They will take a digital inventory and connect the content they consume to the emotions they experience.

After completing the #ForMe Workshop:

  • 84% of students had a better sense of how social media impacts their mental health after completing the workshop.

  • 83% of students had a better understanding of how to develop a more meaningful and/or positive experience on social media after completing the workshop.

  • 21 days after completing the workshop 80% of students said they were still actively making changes to have a more meaningful connection to social media.