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73% of Teens Have LGBTQ+ Friends: Results from After School Support Initiative blog.afterschoolapp.com/2019/01/17/73-…

Join @icanhelp for the #teensandsocial live Twitter chat starting in just a few minutes!

Voting for the 2019 #ChangeMakerAwards closes today at 2pm PT / 5pm ET! ⏰ Show your support by casting your vote for @TrevorProject in @ChildMindInst’s Community Builder category 🌈 Vote here: childmind.org/campaign/2019-…

“Social media companies need to improve their management of inappropriate and fake accounts online.” — Morgan R. How Social Media Companies Can Improve According to Teens blog.afterschoolapp.com/2019/03/28/how…

@Gabi_Kulcsar @icanhelp Sorry about that. Here's the link: blog.afterschoolapp.com/2019/03/26/let…

@SafetyOnSocial @icanhelp It seems that the bitly link doesn’t work.

Let’s Talk Teens and Social Media: After School and #ICANHELP Twitter Live Chat April 3, 4 PM Pacific buff.ly/2HUso45 To join our chat as a featured participant, contact press@afterschoolapp.com. @icanhelp

Other than tracking screen time, in what ways can teens manage the amount of time spent on social media? This question and eight others will be asked during our upcoming April 3 Twitter chat #teensandsocial. Learn more: buff.ly/2HUso45

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A healthy list: 1 Get more sleep 2 Drink more water 3 Make time to exercise 4 Eat less sugar 5 Stay teachable 6 Forgive first 7 Show gratitude 8 More random acts of kindness 9 Do not respond to negativity 10 Spend quality time with loved ones 11 Remove clutter #WednesdayWisdom

How should a social media user approach responding to a rude or mean post? This will be one of the questions asked during our upcoming April 3 live Twitter chat. Learn more here: buff.ly/2HUso45

Over 10,000 Teens Participate in After School’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Campaign The campaign included information on what a healthy information is. "Always be: - Patient - Kind - Respectful - Comfortable" buff.ly/2W3xRcV

"Managing technology...is absolutely a required life skill in the 21st century." Our Director of Research, Kara Brisson-Boivin, joins @CBCOntMorning to weigh in on the upcoming cell phone ban in #Ontario classrooms. ow.ly/5h4Q50n8rDo

Over 10,000 Teens Participate in After School’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness Campaign with @KaitysWay Learn more here: buff.ly/2W3xRcV

After School Launches In-App Teen Dating Violence Awareness Campaign buff.ly/2Nu1ReT

"GIFs to Overtake Emojis" Social Media Industry Trends to Watch in 2019 buff.ly/2BMNyxs

"Buying into misinformation and then spreading it as if it’s a thing increases the potential for harm." -- @annecollier Momo. Again. netfamilynews.org/momo-again

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