Responding To The Youth Mental Health Crisis @ Platform Coworking

Youth engagement with social media is one of the most pressing existential challenges of our time, with research from the US Surgeon General’s office showing that adolescents who use social media more than three hours per day face twice the risk of experiencing poor mental health outcomes.

In this candid, interactive workshop, we’ll help you build the confidence and skills to support you, your family, and the kids in your life online.

Led by our team of experts in Emotional Intelligence with technology expert Matt Pulley, we’ll impart accessible, tangible, research-backed tools and mindsets to put you in the driver's seat in your relationship with social media.

Whether you’re a parent or an adult concerned about the safety of the children in your life, this workshop will impart valuable research and tools, including:

1. `Digital Literacy 101: Learn the latest in how social media companies monetize attention.
2. Mindset Strategies: Learn effective ways to shift your thinking through conversation prompts and thought exercises, including how these can be modified to engage in non-judgmental conversations with children about their experiences online.
3. Maintaining Mental Well-Being Online: Learn ways to preserve your and your family’s mental health online.
4. Establishing a Healthy Offline Identity: Get tips on how further to develop an identity for yourself and your family, to ensure that online spaces are healthy and productive.

Your Facilitators

Debra Giunta
Debra is the founder and executive director at Prismatic. She has spent over 15 years working to increase Prek-12 exposure to social emotional learning programming, with a focus on supporting the mental and emotional well-being of students through her companies Design Dance, Prismatic and The Brainchild Collective.

Matt Pulley
Matt is a Tech Entrepreneur with a demonstrated ability to build technology products and organizations. His work is not just about building successful tech companies; it's also about shaping a future where technology enhances the lives of all humans, especially young people, fostering a world where they can thrive in a digital age. He stands as a beacon for responsible and innovative technology leadership, inspiring others in the industry to consider the broader impact of their work.

Rachel Cozart
Rachel is a lifelong artist, educator and social emotional learning designer and practitioner. She attended The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts in Southern California, a unique college/non-profit hybrid program that uses the arts to empower youth around the world. With this program, Rachel eventually toured the United States, Europe, and Japan teaching music and dance across ages, cultures, and backgrounds. She moved to New York in 2017, began performing in the theater on board Disney Cruise Line in 2018 as a Mainstage dancer and aerialist, and served as her cast’s Dance Captain throughout 2020-2021. She is currently studying to achieve a degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan-Flint and teaching dance to all ages throughout the Chicagoland area.

SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP TODAY!

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED.