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Carson's Story: Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide with Kristin Bride (#162)

Carson's Story: Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide with Kristin Bride (#162)

FromScreenStrong Families


Carson's Story: Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide with Kristin Bride (#162)

FromScreenStrong Families

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Melanie is joined by Kristin Bride, a social media reform advocate whose son, Carson, died by suicide as a result of cyberbullying on Snapchat and other anonymous apps. It is her heart's desire to get her family's message out about the deadly dangers of what parents think are innocent apps. Kristin testified before the Senate Committee in Feb of 2023.Please call your US Senator and ask them to support KOSA for the Senate floor vote in September.Read about the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).Get educated on the algorithms that feed our children harmful information.Find your state's laws on cyberbullying: stopbullying.gov.______________________________________________________Please subscribe, rate, and share this podcast to help spread the word. Stay Strong! Become a Connect Member to get access to our exclusive online forum, LIVE webinars with medical experts, and the entire ScreenStrong library of videos, audio clips, interviews, e-books, handouts, and more!Our ScreenStrong Lifestyle Courses are NOW AVAILABLE!Want to help spread the ScreenStrong message to your community? Consider becoming a ScreenStrong Ambassador!Production Team: Host—Melanie Hempe Producer & Audio Editor—Olivia Kernekin
Released:
Aug 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Melanie Hempe, BSN, received her bachelors of Nursing from Emory University. She helps families avoid problematic screen use and remove toxic screens—video games, social media, pornography—from their kids’ lives. Through interviews with experts, medical professionals, and other ScreenStrong Families, this podcast will help you prevent screen addiction and rescue your kids from their virtual world. It’s not too late to win back your kids and ScreenStrong is here to help.