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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Resources

A collection of resources curated for psychiatric-mental health nurses: From toolkits to graduate school listings, the APNA Resource Center is your first access point for information on topics across the spectrum of psychiatric-mental health nursing.

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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

National Children’s Alliance: Preventing and responding to cyberbullying [Parents]

Parent resource providing signs of cyberbullying as well as steps to prevent and intervene.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

Social Media Literacy: How much is too much social media use: A Q&A with Mitch Prinstein, PhD [Parents; Clinicians; Schools; Youth]

Recommendations on helping adolescents develop social media literacy skills.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

Social media use and youth mental health: A guide for clinicians based on youth voices [Clinicians]

Guidance for clinicians based on youth’s lived experience with social media. Includes family resources.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Psychological Association’s Health Advisory on Social media use in adolescence [Parents; Schools; Youth; Clinicians]

Evidence-based recommendations for families, educators, policymakers, clinicians, and members of the tech industry. Recommendations encompass social media impacts on youth social, education, psychological, and neurological development.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health [Parents; Schools; Youth; Clinicians]

Expert physician developed resource dedicated to ensuring healthy childhood engagement with digital media recognizing social media’s impact on growth, development, and mental health.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry’s Facts for Families: Social Media & Teens [Parents; Youth]

Family educational resource detailing benefits, risks, and suggestions for managing social media engagement based on age and maturity level.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry’s Facts for Families: Screen time & Children [Parents; Youth]

Family educational resources pertaining to risks of screen use and general age-related guidelines for duration, content, and safety.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Academy of Pediatrics Family Media Plan [Parents; Schools; Youth; Clinicians]

Interactive planning resource designed to assist families in setting and communicating media priorities. Routine review and revision encouraged.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development [Parents; Schools; Clinicians]

A non-profit organization dedicated to interdisciplinary dialogue based on rigorous research seeking to understand and address media impact on childhood development. The institute seeks conversations with experts across medical
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

KidsHealth: Teaching Kids to be Smart About Social Media [Parents; Youth]

Physician reviewed parent resource detailing benefits and risks of social media use. Guidance on minimizing risks provided.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

Common Sense Media: Ratings and reviews parents trust [Parents; Youth]

Provides age-related ratings and reviews for movies, TV, games, podcasts, and apps.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

Common Sense Media: Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between [Parents]

Resource page for parents and caregivers which provides topical guides with practical tips for navigating the ever-changing media landscape.
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