{"id":17345,"date":"2023-07-19T00:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/?p=17345"},"modified":"2023-07-19T14:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T14:16:27","slug":"metaverse-and-youth-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jedfoundation.org\/metaverse-and-youth-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Metaverse Be Good for Youth Mental Health? Youth-Centered Strategies for Ensuring and Enhancing the Mental Health and Safety of Young People in the Metaverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. Surgeon General has called on the country to take a \u2018safety first\u2019 approach to the online lives of youth. <\/span>This report <\/span>answers that call to action.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the time young people spend in these immersive spaces and augmented\/virtual reality environments increases, there is greater urgency to understand the interactions between these spaces and their mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n

Grounded in a robust literature review and the deep engagement of an interdisciplinary Advisory Board of experts and a diverse cross-section of young people, the report provides actionable guidance for stakeholders in fostering a metaverse ecosystem that centers the rights and well-being of youth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Acknowledgements<\/b><\/h3>\n

We are grateful for the deep collaboration and partnership among so many remarkable groups and individuals that made this project possible. First, we are thankful to the members of the project team, including the JED team and our partners at Raising Good Gamers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We appreciate Katie Salen Tekinba\u015f and the Connected Learning Lab for the extensive literature review and findings that provided the critical underpinning to this work. The literature review was conducted by Katie Salen Tekinba\u015f, Madison E. Taylor, and Andre Adame, with contributions by Stephen Schueller and F. Ria Khan.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are grateful for the time and energy of each of the members of our Advisory Board, who spent careful time and attention in community with each other, providing guidance and expert advice that carefully shaped each of the recommendations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our deepest thanks to the Youth Advisory Group participants whose voice, feedback, and recommendations were critical to our ability to center the rights of youth.<\/span><\/p>\n

This report was generously funded by the Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children\u2019s Mental Health.<\/span><\/p>\n

About The Jed Foundation (JED)<\/b><\/p>\n

JED is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation\u2019s teens and young adults. We\u2019re partnering with high schools and colleges to strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems. We\u2019re equipping teens and young adults with the skills and knowledge to help themselves and each other. We\u2019re encouraging community awareness, understanding, and action for young adult mental health.<\/span>
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About Raising Good Gamers (RGG)<\/b><\/p>\n

RGG was founded by Games for Change and the Connected Learning Lab at the University of California, Irvine in 2020. Now, in partnership between Take This and Games for Change, the initiative aims to create a sustainable movement that can change the culture of online gaming for everyone. Working with a cross-sector community including designers, technologists, activists, researchers, funders, academics, parents, educators, and youth, RGG focuses on how we can develop and support gaming communities that cultivate empathetic, compassionate, and civically engaged kids.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Connected Learning Labs at the University of California, Irvine<\/b><\/p>\n

The Connected Learning Lab at the University of California, Irvine, is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to studying, designing, and mobilizing digital technology in youth-centered and equitable ways.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metaverse Interdisciplinary Advisory Board Participants<\/b><\/p>\n