Technology can help us identify social media activity that may be a precursor to violence.
There's been a lot of debate recently about how smartphones affect young people's mental health. But this important conversation rarely mentions how our devices and social media are fueling another epidemic: gun violence.I've spent more than a decade studying how young people's activities on social media can spill over into physical violence offline. Gun violence is arguably the No. 1 cause of death for American children and teenagers.
In SAFELab at the University of Pennsylvania, we are creating trainings and a toolkit of resources about social media for the violence intervention specialists, community leaders, and social workers on the frontlines of the fight against gun violence. Programs like Sandy Hook Promise's Know the Signs prepare educators and students to intervene when someone shows signs they might hurt themselves or others.
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