"Social Media and Mental Health," Mar. 12 (W) at 3:30pm

[Daniel Lake]

*The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to join us for "Social
Media and Mental Health" at 3:30pm on Wednesday, March 12, with special
guest Dr. Jennifer Bremser, Associate Professor of Psychology at the SUNY
Plattsburgh Branch Campus at Queensbury.*

It is now widely accepted that the United States is experiencing a youth
mental health crisis
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/01/trends-improving-youth-mental-health&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1741784630373790&usg=AOvVaw0feOmgvYJXhyyjt_o9Cv95>
(social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and others argue that this is an
international phenomenon
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.afterbabel.com/p/international-mental-health-gbd&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1741784630373790&usg=AOvVaw3bk2cVxoth7PQMEZVbmpFO>,
though it first manifested in the U.S.). Starting around 2012
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.afterbabel.com/p/the-teen-mental-illness-epidemic&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1741784630373790&usg=AOvVaw0jMQzYjlghAqgyMHhylrX0>,
there have been significant increases in anxiety, depression, mental health
diagnoses, suicidal ideation, and self-harm for young people. None of this
is likely to be a surprise to those of us working on college campuses over
this period.

Why is this happening? There are multiple causes at work, but a key one is
likely to be social media.

For today's discussion, we'll explore the trends in youth mental health,
the possible causes, and the evidence that social media is a major cause
for the international crises we are experiencing.

Dr. Jennifer Bremser is an Assoc. Prof. of Psychology and the Associate
Chair of Psychology for the SUNY Plattsburgh Branch Campus at Queensbury.
Her research is on health psychology and neuroscience.

Please join us in person in the E. Thomas Moran Seminar Room, Institute for
Ethics in Public Life (Hawkins 233) or on Zoom (see below).

Daniel Lake is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Social Media and Mental Health
Time: Mar 12, 2025 03:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/82096897140
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/j/82096897140&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1741784630373790&usg=AOvVaw2CFCCDzU_4qA9yseh2fggJ>

*Upcoming at the Institute (*all events at 3:30pm, in-person and on Zoom,
unless otherwise noted*)*:

*Mar. 19* - Spring Break

*Mar. 26* - Teaching Religion at a Public University, with Dr. Robert
Harsh, former EOP counselor and adjunct instructor

*Apr. 2* - The Ethics of Cryptocurrencies with Dr. Colin Read, Department
of Economics and Finance.

*Apr. 9 *- tbd.

*Apr. 16* - Masculinity in America, with Dr. Lee Thorpe, Department of
Sociology.

*Apr. 23 *- Ethical issues with the commercialization of space, with Dr.
John McMahon, Department of Political Science.

*Apr. 30* - tbd.

*May 7* - Social Media and Education, with Prof. Bridget Haina and Dr.
Shakuntala Rao, Department of Communications Studies.

You can also see upcoming events on the Institute's Program and Events
webpage
<https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/centers/ethics-in-public-life/programs.html>
or add the Institute's public calendar
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to your Google Calendar.


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*Daniel Lake*

(pronouns: he/him/his)

Assoc. Prof. of Political Science

Director, Institute for Ethics in Public Life

Hawkins 149A

101 Broad Street
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