teacher | learner | writer | thinker | runner | seeker | follow my work at @onlinebullying. other social: @justinpatchin
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My kid is out of control. He can’t stop staring at his handheld. At meals. At the grocery store. In the car. I was never like this when I was his age. He’s being drawn into other worlds. Worlds I don’t understand. It’s only intensified since school let out for the summer. Help!
First insights from our 2025 data! “Cyberbullying Rates Continue to Climb - Especially Among Boys”
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Should schools ban student cell phones? It’s a more complicated question than a lot of people take the time to consider. I’ve always argued that we should focus more on behaviors than devices. What are your thoughts?
My brand new piece is out today! I weigh in on the heated discussion involving student phone bans at school, and cover the research on mental health and academic achievement, the implementation, perceptions, my takeaways, a reason to ban and not to ban. cyberbullying.org/student-ph…
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As we continue to make sure our work is youth-centered, I present a brand new installment in our annual series entitled "A Teen's View of Social Media in 2025" - Everyone, meet Elly! cyberbullying.org/teens-view…
ALT elly, Florida teen, social media perspective and opinion
ALT elly, Florida teen, social media perspectives
Check out Sameer’s new post with strategies for addressing concerns centered around AI chatbots.
I have a brand new piece out! "How Platforms Should Build AI Chatbots to Prioritize Youth Safety" - In the light of the Character.AI lawsuits and safety concerns, I discuss seven practical implementations for building AI-driven social chatbots. cyberbullying.org/ai-chatbot…
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Congratulations to @justinpatchin, @hinduja, & @DrMeldrum for winning @TheCAMH Best Paper Award for their paper 'Digital self-harm and suicidality among adolescents'. acamh.org/blog/acamh-awards-…
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#ACAMHAwards2024 Shortlist
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Congratulations to the shortlisted nominees for the 2024 @TheCAMH Best Paper Award:
#OpenAcces ‘Digital self-harm and suicidality among adolescents’ @justinpatchin et al. bit.ly/3AjIF08
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Check out our latest article about cyberbullying in the metaverse! Reach out if you’d like a copy and can’t access through the link below.
New piece out in New Media and Society! Girls faced significantly more sexual harassment, grooming, and gender-based attacks in social VR. We discuss safety measures, parental guidance, content creation, media literacy education, and more. cyberbullying.org/metaverse-… @justinpatchin
Educator friends: Buy this book. You won’t regret it!
Oh heeeey Top Lists! Honored to be sitting at #1 on the New Release list in Education Administration and climbing on the Best Seller list too! THANK YOU!!! Keep it rolling!! a.co/d/gZiMtto
Thoughtful analysis that aligns with my perspective on this.
Here are my two cents on the Surgeon General's call for a health warning on Facebook, Instagram and the others: Social Media Does Not Cause Cancer fosi.org/policy-research/soc… via @fosi
My latest blog post: "Digital Self-Harm: The Growing Problem You’ve Never Heard Of" cyberbullying.org/digital-se…
Many kids are struggling today. But banning TikTok and removing screens (from kids) will not solve that problem. (It may in fact exacerbate it). Per usual, @zephoria gets it. zephoria.medium.com/struggli…
Interestingly, Instagram just surpassed Snapchat as teen's second favorite social platform (behind TikTok) in Piper Sandler's spring 2024 poll. IG had been third since Fall 2020.
Check out these examples of AI abuse and important lessons to take from them.
My brand new piece is out! "Lessons Learned from Ten Generative AI Misuse Cases" - I discuss ten major incidents and the key takeaways related to human vulnerability, media literacy, content provenance, LLM/LMM parameter setting, & governmental oversight. cyberbullying.org/generative…
