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The complex and ever-changing digital world of our youth demands that adults stay informed and engaged to help youth navigate if safely and confidently. Artificial intelligence is transforming the daily lives of children and teens – from their classrooms to their social worlds to their sense of self. AI provides opportunities as well as significant

Youth use technology and social media for entertainment, to post commentary and content, maintain and make new connections and navigate relationships. Sometimes those relationships can be harmful. Cyberbullying, sexting, sexual bullying and digital dating violence impact a significant number of our youth, often with long lasting consequences. The current research addressing cyberbullying and harassment, sexting

Youth spend a significant amount of time in the digital world, and at increasingly younger ages. The digital world has opened doors to everything from educational opportunities, to meeting and getting to know others, to creating vlogs, blogs and other creative outlets. There has also been a decline in in-person interactions with peers, alongside a

Extensive evidence confirms that high social media use has a significant impact on the mental health of our youth. Children and teens who spend more than three hours daily on social media platforms face double the risk of experiencing severe symptoms of anxiety and depression, often exacerbated by unrealistic beauty or lifestyle standards, sleep disruptions

The social environments youth navigate are sometimes complex, both in person and online — where sexual harassment and sexual bullying can occur in subtle or overtly harmful ways. Data indicates that nearly half of all students in grades 7 through 12 experience sexual harassment in a single year. There is disparity in the number of