Debate – Social media in children and young people – time for a ban?

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Event type Debate

Online via Zoom
9:00–10:30 (UK time)
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This 1.5-hour online debate brings together leading experts to examine whether age-based social media bans are an appropriate policy response to concerns about children and young people’s mental health.

Building on the recent Child and Adolescent Mental Health debate issue, “Social media in children and young people – time for a ban?”, the session will bring together contrasting perspectives on the role of social media in youth mental health, the strengths and limitations of prohibition-based approaches, and the broader regulatory, clinical and public health responses that may be needed.

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Sign up at this link or on the Book Now button at the top of the screen, and complete the form that follows. You’ll then receive an email confirmation and a link to the webinar, plus we’ll send you a calendar reminder nearer the time.

Delegates will have exclusive access to recordings for 90 days after the event, together with slides. Plus you will get a personalised CPD/CME certificate via email.

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Ticket Type Price
ACAMH Members (Print, Online, Concession) £15
ACAMH Learn Account Holders £15
Non Members £15
ACAMH Undergraduate/Postgraduate Members £15
LMIC Members Free
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About the session

Contributors will consider arguments for precautionary action, concerns about enforcement and unintended consequences, and alternative approaches focused on safer platform design, digital literacy, harm minimisation, and young people’s rights and wellbeing.

Each perspective will be given time to outline its core arguments, followed by a moderated discussion and live audience Q&A. The session will support participants to engage critically with current evidence and policy debates, and to reflect on their implications for clinical practice, families, schools, and child and adolescent mental health services.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Outline key points in current debates about age-based social media restrictions and youth mental health.
  • Compare different perspectives on whether social media bans are an appropriate and effective policy response.
  • Consider the potential benefits, limitations, and unintended consequences of prohibition-based approaches.
  • Reflect on broader clinical, educational, public health, and regulatory responses to social media-related risks for children and young people.
Who should attend

The primary audience for this session would be mental health practitioners and academics.

Meet the Speakers

More information coming soon