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CPW Fall Training & September Social
September 18 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Social Media Use and the Youth Mental Health Crisis: Implications for Family Law
In 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General declared an emergency in youth mental health. A 2023 follow-up advisory specifically called attention to the harmful effects of social media on adolescent development. In 2024, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published The Anxious Generation, providing an in-depth analysis of the causal link between social media and what he calls “The Great Re-Wiring of Childhood.”
This training offers a comprehensive overview of the youth mental health crisis and the differential impacts of screen time on girls versus boys — and explores how these trends are reshaping families and our broader culture.
Finally, this training will address the family law implications of rising rates of youth self-harm and resist-refuse dynamics in divorcing families — an increasingly common challenge for Collaborative professionals.
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Dr. Jennifer Wheeler, Ph.D. is a Licensed Clinical & Forensic Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in psychological evaluation and treatment. Past president of WA-AFCC and WATSA. Co-author of Family Law Attorneys and Parenting Evaluators (ABA, 2019).
Registration to open Summer 2026.