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This webinar explores how social media and AI-driven digital environments shape adolescent mental health and increase vulnerability to suicidal ideation. Participants will examine current research, emerging risks, and practical strategies for identifying and addressing digital factors in suicide prevention and assessment.

In this webinar you will:
-Understand current research on adolescent social media and AI use and its relevance to suicide risk assessment.
-Analyze the mechanisms through which digital platforms and AI systems influence emotional distress, suicidal ideation, and help-seeking behaviors.
-Evaluate risk and protective factors associated with different patterns of digital engagement.
-Identify clinically appropriate strategies for addressing digital risk factors in suicide prevention and intervention.

Instructors: Dr. Jenny Good, PsyD-Associate Professor of Psych.; Vice Chair of Psych. Programs
Dr. Vanessa Holtgrave, PsyD-Associate Professor of Psych.

Who should attend: Social workers, psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other behavioral health professionals.

This webinar is FREE. Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention training is required for license renewal by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). Participants will be awarded 1 CE credit for attending this webinar, which may be applied toward the continuing education requirements for behavioral health professionals licensed by the BBS in California.

This webinar is eligible for 1 Continuing Education (CE) Credit for recertification by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS). To earn 1 CE credit, participants must be a California resident and attend the free webinar or watch the recording. Participants must register and successfully complete a multiple-choice assessment and evaluation to receive a certificate of completion. UMass Global is recognized by the (BBS) California Board of Behavioral Sciences to provide continuing education credit per BPC Section 1887.4.3.