Candice Odgers

Every kid who has immigrant parents and is terrified for them right now owns my heart.

I was you, little one. But in better times.

I promise you that many of us will put our lives on the line for you. Don’t give up.

This is really f*&$ing good.

Don’t let Russell Vought trick Congress into destroying science by removing multiyear funding limits from the NIH funding bill.

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens It may only make things worse.

Exactly.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

More amazing kids protesting the ICE siege of Minnesota

We are pleased to announce that the first LEVANTE data release is now publicly available!

To access and download the pilot data, follow instructions on researcher.levante-network.org/data. This data release accompanies the preprint linked in the thread.

Adults broke the internet and are trying to fix it by kicking children and teens off. Instead of banning and blaming the victims, a better place to start would be cleaning it up for everyone.

Politicians are failing us all with harsh policies for kids but a pass for perpetrators of CSAM.

Honored to be appointed by @governor.ca.gov to work towards a safer and smarter internet for all of California’s children. A massive thanks to the Governor and First Partner's offices for making child online safety and countering image-based abuse a priority for the year ahead.

If only adults could pay attention to something other than teenagers’ phones…

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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.

Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT

Today’s “teenage mental health crisis” and social media panic are founded in nostalgic myths Our best long-term surveys and statistics show Boomer and Xer teens were no happier or more “together” than teens are today. Elders: cut out your boasting, and Gen Z: don't believe them!

Today’s “teenage mental health crisis” and social media panic are founded in nostalgic myths. Our best long-term surveys and statistics show Boomer and Xer teens were no happier or more “together” than teens are today

The brilliant @alice-gregory.bsky.social asks what smart phone bans mean for kids like hers who needs their phone to stay alive

Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health This cross-sectional study summarizes the number of trials with terminated grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and calculates the proportion of affected trials among those with previou...

Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.

> 74 thousand trial participants affected

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Have fun! Sorry about the pending 🌧️ not our Nov beach weather

Ok @kieran-od.bsky.social and friends totally fine to not call while you are down the road 😂😬 enjoy!

An aerial photograph of the Tilburg University campus.

I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.

We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.

tiu.nu/22989

🎉🌐 Happy #NationalInternetDay! 🌍✨ Among the UC Irvine School of Social Ecology scholars who study the internet as it relates to mental health are psychology professors Candice Odgers and Stephen Schueller. 💬💖

The surprising science of adolescent brains Neuroscientist Jennifer Pfeifer digs into the fascinating brain changes driving young people’s behavior during the critical years of adolescence. She debunks some of the biggest misunderstandings abou...

If we keep saying this generation is being destroyed, how will adolescents ever believe in their own potential? My TEDx talk is live on @ted.com. Changes in their brains, bodies, and social worlds create opportunities for young people to grow & thrive - with our support. www.ted.com/talks/jennif...

Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"

A deep dive with Libby Hills and Owen Henkel into why banning and blaming teens about their social media and smartphone use may backfire and, more importantly, prevent us from addressing the root causes of mental health problems among teens today.

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

Looking for the latest happenings relevant to NIH science?

This is a great group to follow: go.bsky.app/LQZYUdE

They’re going to kill hundreds of thousands of children.

The UVA Clinical Psychology area is hiring! We're looking for someone whose research is at the intersection of youth mental health and digital technology. I love my colleagues and Charlottesville and would love to have you as a colleague!
Please RT apply.interfolio.com/172895

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens It may only make things worse.

and a gift link to The Atlantic article: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

New figures quantify teenagers’ self harm. Once again, we’re hearing social media is to blame. See if you can spot another reason why teens might be more depressed.

mikemales.substack.com/p/new-figure...

the danger is that adults claim victory and believe they have saved the children, when in reality they have just kicked down an already open door and did nothing to support youth mental health (oh, and by the way, we are in the midst of an adult mental health crisis but keep pointing only at youth)