How Social Media Impacts Teen Health

Georgetown University Mental Health Experts in Conversation with Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower

Monday, February 7
3 - 4 p.m. ET

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Child and adolescent mental health experts from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and the School of Nursing & Health Studies will host a conversation with Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower, on the impact of social media on teen mental health.

Introductory remarks provided by:

Phyllis Magrab

Phyllis Magrab, PhD
Endowed Professor, Pediatrics
Director, Center for Child and Human Development

Georgetown University School of Medicine and the School of Nursing and Health Studies
mental health experts:

Matthew Biel, MD

Matthew Biel, MD, MSc
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Edilma Yearwood, PhD

Edilma L. Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Chair, Department of Professional Nursing Practice
Georgetown University
Child & Adolescent Clinical Nurse Specialist

Special guest:

Frances Haugen

Frances Haugen, former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower

Closing remarks provided by:

Leon Jones

Lee Jones, MD, Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine will provide closing remarks.

To access the emerging, peer-reviewed literature on how social media affects adolescent mental health, access this rapid review developed by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.

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