Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience

7050 Bret Harte Drive,San Jose CA 95120

24 May, 2023

Description

Bret Harte Community Club (BHCC) is hosting a screening of Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience. Event will be advertised to the Bret Harte Community for a week ahead of our neighboring middle and high schools to ensure the Bret Harte Community has an opportunity to reserve their FREE tickets ahead of the rest of the community. Neighboring middle and high school community will be charged a small $5 entry fee. BHCC providing a FREE slice of pizza and drink to attendees. (Note: Film not appropriate for viewing by students not yet in middle school and is up to their parent’s discretion.) Filmmaker and physician Dr. Delaney Ruston takes the conversation around screens and teens to the next level with Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience — a film that examines the science behind teen’s emotional challenges, the interplay of social media, and most importantly, what can be done in our schools and homes to help them build crucial skills to navigate stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age. Facts from Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER include: ● Since 2011, there has been a 59% increase in teens reporting depressive symptoms ● Scientific data shows that. 2+ hours a day on social media correlates with a higher chance of having unhappy feelings ●Teens say their main way of coping with stress is to turn to a screen — this is concerning for many reasons and we need to ensure they have other coping skills ● Some schools are implementing innovative programs, such as wellness clubs, where teens teach their peers essential communication skills, like conflict resolution and relationship building ● State of the art therapies, including mindfulness, exposure therapy, and behavior activation, are being used to successfully treat anxiety and depression and yet many teens and adults don’t know that these proven interventions exist ● When teens suppress emotions, research shows it negatively impacts their school work and other cognitive tasks ● Just like toddlers’ brains are primed to learn languages, teenage brains are primed for learning skills to navigate complicated emotions ● A recent study shows that when parents jump in, their stress goes down but their kid’s stress goes up ● Why it’s important to help teens get comfortable feeling uncomfortable ● Forward - thinking, concrete solutions for parents, counselors, and educators Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER shows many ways parents, counselors, and educators can help teens build crucial skills for navigating stress, anxiety, and depression. Hosted by Bret Harte Community Club (BHCC), not by Bret Harte Middle School or San Jose Unified. Please contact [email protected] for more information.