Justin Patchin

My brand new piece is out today! I weigh in on the heated discussion involving student phone bans at school, and cover the research on mental health and academic achievement, the implementation, perceptions, my takeaways, a reason to ban and not to ban. cyberbullying.org/student-phones…

I have a brand new piece out! "How Platforms Should Build AI Chatbots to Prioritize Youth Safety" - In the light of the Character.AI lawsuits and safety concerns, I discuss seven practical implementations for building AI-driven social chatbots. cyberbullying.org/ai-chatbots-yo…

@TheCAMH @HullYorkMed Congratulations to @justinpatchin, @hinduja, & @DrMeldrum for winning @TheCAMH Best Paper Award for their paper 'Digital self-harm and suicidality among adolescents'. acamh.org/blog/acamh-awa… #ACAMHawards2024

New piece out in New Media and Society! Girls faced significantly more sexual harassment, grooming, and gender-based attacks in social VR. We discuss safety measures, parental guidance, content creation, media literacy education, and more. cyberbullying.org/metaverse-risk… @justinpatchin

Oh heeeey Top Lists! Honored to be sitting at #1 on the New Release list in Education Administration and climbing on the Best Seller list too! THANK YOU!!! Keep it rolling!! a.co/d/gZiMtto

Here are my two cents on the Surgeon General's call for a health warning on Facebook, Instagram and the others: Social Media Does Not Cause Cancer fosi.org/policy-researc… via @fosi