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Archives for March 2021

LGBTQ+ youth are reaching out for help

March 24, 2021 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

98% of LGBTQ+ youth have used digital tools for health purposes

In partnership with Vicky Rideout and I, Common Sense Media created fact sheets about multiple groups included in our national study (Latinx, Black, female, LGBTQ+ youth, to name a few) and I thought I’d share each slice of data in a series of posts. The complete survey findings, methodology, quotes from participants, fact sheets, and questionnaire […]

Filed Under: demographics, research issues, social media, trends & principles Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, Common Sense Media, COVID19, HopeLab Foundation, LGBTQ, mental health, Vicky Rideout

Depression, social media use, and digital health

March 22, 2021 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

Half of those with moderate to severe symptoms of depression have looked online for people with similar health concerns and 75% have used health apps

In partnership with Vicky Rideout and I, Common Sense Media created fact sheets based on our national study and I thought I’d share slices of data in a series of posts. The complete survey findings, methodology, quotes from participants, fact sheets, and questionnaire are available here. Here’s the 10-second summary for this featured group,  young people […]

Filed Under: demographics, research issues, social media, trends & principles Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, Common Sense Media, COVID19, HopeLab Foundation, mental health, Vicky Rideout

Coping with COVID-19

March 11, 2021 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

A Black teen looks at her phone. Title: Coping with Covid-19: Wednesday March 17 2021

I am thrilled to share that my research partners and I will release a new survey report on March 17: Coping with COVID-19: How Young People Use Digital Media to Manage Their Mental Health. In 2018, Vicky Rideout and I collected data and stories from a nationally-representative sample of 14- to 22-year-olds, many of whom […]

Filed Under: demographics, peer-to-peer health care, social media, trends & principles Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, Common Sense Media, HopeLab Foundation, mental health, Vicky Rideout

From stunt to solution

March 1, 2021 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Motorbike stunt rider hanging off the seat, mid-air, against a blue sky

I’m so nostalgic for breathing in other people’s ideas and aerosols that I’m re-reading notes from past meetings. Today’s inspiration: a March 2018 meeting convened by Eleonore Pauwels and Todd Kuiken to discuss barriers to citizen-driven biomedical research. My notes: Community biolabs, incubators, and accelerators are like ramps and bridges for citizens to gain access […]

Filed Under: participatory research, policy issues Tagged With: Eleonore Pauwels, Todd Kuiken

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