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Wow! How? Peer Support for Queer Youth

July 25, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

A young woman holds her phone up so it blocks her face. Background is a field of yellow flowers.

Today’s “wow” is unfortunately a troubling statistic: 49% of LGBTQ+ young people in the U.S. experience depressive symptoms, according to a survey conducted by Hopelab and Common Sense Media, compared with 24% of their straight and cisgender peers. But many Queer youth are meeting the challenge by accessing online therapy to a greater degree (44%, […]

Filed Under: Champions, demographics, peer-to-peer health care, research issues, social media Tagged With: Amy Green, Common Sense Media, HopeLab Foundation, LGBTQ, Rebel Health, TRACE, Wow! How? Health

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

Trust gap: Health apps and data sharing

April 29, 2019 By Susannah Fox 21 Comments

Man on a beach blocks camera with his hand

There has been a steady drip-drip-drip of articles documenting how health apps are sharing data with third parties: Data sharing practices of medicines related apps and the mobile ecosystem: traffic, content, and network analysis, by Grundy et al. (British Medical Journal, Feb. 25, 2019) You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook. Wall […]

Filed Under: demographics, health data, policy issues, trends & principles Tagged With: Fda, Health Data, Health Privacy, Hhs, Hipaa, NHS, Trustworthiness

Half of 18- to 22-year-olds seek peer health advice online

April 22, 2019 By Susannah Fox 4 Comments

Man's hand holding a mobile phone with coffee cup in foreground

A 2018 national survey by Hopelab and Well Being Trust uncovered an astonishing finding: Fully half (51%) of 18- to 22-year-olds say they have tried to find people online with health concerns similar to their own. That is double the percentage of teens (14- to 17-year-olds) who reported doing this activity and it’s much higher […]

Filed Under: demographics, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: addiction, Breast Cancer Survivor, cancer, diabetes, diet, fitness, HopeLab Foundation, mental health, pregnancy, STIs, Vicky Rideout, Well Being Trust

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