Social Media & Youth Mental Health Graphics Toolkit

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Start meaningful conversations with shareable graphics

Find ready-to-share graphics that promote healthy media habits and family conversations.

Explore, download and share these social media graphics from the Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. These ready-to-use graphics are designed to help pediatricians, parents, youth, educators, and others raise awareness, start conversations and share practical guidance about youth mental health and media use.

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Category: Understanding Social Media and Youth Mental Health

The 5 Cs of Media Use offers families a new and practical way to help build a healthy relationship with media by considering 5 key areas: Child, Content, Calm, Crowding Out, and Communication.

5 Cs Framework

5 Cs of Media Use

Child

Content

Calm

Crowding Out

Communication

Category: Content

Help families identify content that is worth their attention. The content children and teens engage with online matters, and this collection of social media posts offers guidance on finding high-quality content while avoiding content that may be frightening, upsetting, or harmful.

How to Find Good Content

Stoplight Graphic

Go

Wait

Stop

Horror Content

Tips for Parents

Find Alternatives

Set Boundaries

Watch Together

Conversations

Avoiding Exposure to Pro Eating Disorder Content

Avoiding Exposure

Tips for Co-Viewing Content

Tips

Category: Calm

Families use media for many reasons, and sometimes to help kids, teens, and adults calm down. Promote content that helps families learn to use technology in healthy ways, reduce screen dependence in young children, and explore ideas for calming activities when life feels stressful or overwhelming.

Calm Toolbox

Mental Refocus

Move Your Body

Physical Sensation

Calm Infographic for Younger Children

Calm Carousel

Emotional Dependence

Emotional Growth

Category: Conversation Starters

Connect before you correct. Having conversations about media is one of the best ways to help youth develop a healthy relationship with media. These quick tips can help families know where to begin and how to talk openly about their child’s online experiences.

Social Media Conversation Starters for Families

Convo Starters

Privacy

Crowd Out

Stress and Boredom

Algorithm

Settings

Category: Tech Tips for Families

This collection of tech tips provides guidance on everyday topics related to social media and youth mental health, from sleep and screen-free family meals to modeling healthy media habits at home and more.