BlackYouthMentalHealthintheSocialMediaandDigitalEra:Whatto Know–CongressionalBlackCaucusFoundation
Thisbriefexamineshowsocialmediashapesthementalhealthof Blackyouth,highlightingboththepositiveimpactofcommunitybuildingandtheharmcausedbyonlineracialdiscrimination.
ActivismintheDigitalAge:TheLinkBetweenSocialMedia EngagementWithBlackLivesMatter-RelevantContentandMental Health–PsychologicalReports
Thispublicationevaluatestherelationshipbetweenparticipationin digitalactivisminreferencetotheBlackLivesMattermovementand mentalhealthsymptoms.
Thisop-edexploresthestigmaaroundBlackmenexpressing emotionsinpublicandoutlinesapathforthemtoengagein emotionalintimacy. BlackMen,Let’sHugItOut –TheEmancipator
HealthMessagingandSocialMedia:AnExaminationofMessage Fatigue,Race,andEmotionalOutcomesAmongBlackAudiences –InternationalJournalofCommunication
ThisreportanalyzesBlackAmericans’socialmediausageduringthe COVID-19pandemicandevaluatesitsimpactonusers’well-beingand healthcaredecisions.
Thisbookexplainsthesymptomsofhighfunctioningdepressionand providestoolstohelpthosewiththisdiagnosisleadfulfilling,joyful lives. HighFunctioning:OvercomeYourHiddenDepressionandReclaim YourJoy–Dr.JudithJoseph
OnlineRacismandMentalHealthAmongBlackAmerican Adolescentsin2020–JournaloftheAmericanAcademyofChild& AdolescentPsychiatry
Thisarticleexplorestheeffectsofexposuretoonlineracial discriminationin2020onBlackandwhiteyouths’mentalhealth.
OnlineResistance:ThePast,Present,andFutureofChallenging RacismwithDigitalTools–HandbookofChildrenwithScreens
Thisarticleexplorestheeffectsofexposuretoonlineracial discriminationin2020onBlackandwhiteyouths’mentalhealth.
RingtheAlarm:TheCrisisofBlackYouthSuicideinAmerica–CongressionalBlackCaucusEmergencyTaskforceonBlackYouth SuicideandMentalHealth
ThisreportexaminestherecentriseinsuicideratesforBlackchildren andteensanddiscussesinterventionsthatcanhelpsavelives.
SocialMediaContinuetobeImportantPoliticalOutletsforBlack Americans–PewResearchCenter
ThisreportanalyzesBlackAmericans’socialmediausageand identifiesthewaysinwhichtheyseekcommunityandexpress opinionsonsocialjusticeononlineplatforms.
StructuralRacisminTech:SocialMediaPlatforms,AlgorithmicBias, andRacistTech-HandbookofChildrenwithScreens
Thisarticleprovidesatimelineofracialbiasintechnologyandoutlines legislators’andactivists’effortstomakesocialmediasaferforBlack youth.
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