Julia Chambers

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

This course has helped me spread my news about how social media can negatively affect mental health and how educating schools, parents, and children on cyber bullying and the effects it has on mental health can help take positive steps in the right direction #EM203Mueller

[Chris O'Sullivan (he/him) @mentalcapital]

@JuliaChEM203 Quite a few! As with most things, there are huge positives and also risks. @ayemind99 was a big piece of work I was involved with that looked at this with young people https://t.co/0UNIz9MAt7

[Chris O'Sullivan (he/him) @mentalcapital]

@JuliaChEM203 There’s potential for great good - communities of interest, activism, peer support, advocacy without necessity for talking, ability to tell and make sense of personal story and try our identities. 1/3

[Chris O'Sullivan (he/him) @mentalcapital]

@JuliaChEM203 Then there’s potential for harm - trolling, triggering, getting sucked into vortices that can encourage some behaviours, fomo, judging self on others external image etc 2/3

[Chris O'Sullivan (he/him) @mentalcapital]

@JuliaChEM203 Ultimately we need to encourage good digital citizenship - whether with young people or in MH treatment terms support services understanding people’s digital lives and helping them manage, sustain and grow them whilst self-managing risks. 3/3

[Laurier Faculty of Education @LaurierEdu]

@JuliaChEM203 1) Thanks for the question Julia! It looks like you've been doing a lot of research into this, based on your tweets. While we can't say that it's good or bad, social media is definitely changing our student's lives. There are some amazing things coming out of it...

[Laurier Faculty of Education @LaurierEdu]

@JuliaChEM203 2) like connectivity like never before (including some Twitter conversations between classmates, classes, and schools across the country), but then there negatives too, and some really tough issues to sort through. What do you think?

[Hootsuite Helpers @Hootsuite_Help]

@JuliaChEM203 Hi Julia, thank you for reaching out. Because we're not medical professionals and have no data in this field, I am sorry that we won't be able to comment on the effects of social media on mental health. Good luck with your project and thanks for thinking of us.

[Mental Health Chat @MHChat]

@JuliaChEM203 The question is more complex that that. #SocialMedia as medium can be both positive & negative depending on circumstances & use. look forward to your views tomorrow @MHChat discussing Gossip & #MentalHealth @MHChat 8pm GMT / 3pm EST @MHChat #MHChat

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

For my EM203 class mates...do you think limiting social media for children will help decrease cyber bullying? Or do you think it will still continue regardless? #EM203Mueller

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@LaurierEdu Thanks for your reply! I do think the points you made for the positives are valid however I think in terms of children using social media it can have many more negative affects in terms of cyber bullying and social isolation!

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@mentalcapital Thank you so much your answer has proven very helpful! One that has given me lots to think about.

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@MarkOneinFour Thanks for the response! I'm thinking more Facebook, instagram, snapchat, and twitter!

[Mark Brown @MarkOneinFour]

@JuliaChEM203 My first response is: there's a lot of social media. Specifics are kind of useful to think about with this. Specifics of Service, specifics of device, specifics of people, specifics of intention.

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@hootsuite I'm doing a project on how social media affects mental health! Do you believe it affects mental health positively or negatively?

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@MarkOneinFour do you believe social media has an affect on mental health?

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@mentalcapital I was wondering if you had any thought on how social media and mental health are linked?

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@Sectioned_ I'm a university student studying the negative affects social media has on mental health! Do you agree with this statement??

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@MHChat I'm a university student doing a project on how mental health is negatively affected by social media! Do you agree or disagree? #EM203Mueller

[Julia Chambers @JuliaChEM203]

@NIMHgov what are some helpful tips to decrease affects of social media use on mental health? #EM203Mueller