The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
By Janice Runza
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, LCS welcomed Jack Veitch—Health Promoter and Educator with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge branch—as part of our Mental Health Week programming. In his first session, Jack gave a presentation on “Social Media and Mental Health—The good. The bad. The ugly.” to LCS parents, followed by two later sessions with our students.
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On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, LCS welcomed Jack Veitch—Health Promoter and Educator with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge branch—as part of our Mental Health Week programming. In his first session, Jack gave a presentation on “Social Media and Mental Health—The good. The bad. The ugly.” to LCS parents, followed by two later sessions with our students.
The presentation helped us to better understand issues surrounding mental health and social media and will help us to better understand how as a school and community we can develop and pursue practices to improve overall mental health.
The main takeaways for our parents include:
- nurture an open dialogue
- become social media fluent
- have a family online use plan
- ensure regular oversight of social media usage
Jack advised students to be thoughtful in their usage of social media, to think twice, review their privacy settings, be cautious who they ‘friend’ and to take a break.
We look forward to continuing our relationship with Jack Veitch and our local CMHA branch.
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We respectfully acknowledge that Lakefield College School is located on the Treaty 20 Michi Saagiig territory and in the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Nations, collectively known as the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include: Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville, Scugog Island, Rama, Beausoleil, and Georgina Island First Nations. Lakefield College School respectfully acknowledges that the Williams Treaties First Nations are the stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters in perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.
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