Social Media, Internet Culture and Mental Health

<p>Season 3 of Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! takes off with a conversation on the impact of social media and internet culture on the mental health of adolescents and youth from marginalized communities.</p><p> </p><p>As alarm bells ring, warning of the youth mental health crisis across America, social media and the online experiences of adolescents and young adults have been flagged as contributing factors to many of the worrying behavioral health trends. These include rising rates of suicide, depression, anxiety, among others.</p><p> </p><p>J’Andra Antisdel, SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association doctoral fellow, has been studying this phenomenon and working with young people to address the negative impacts of social media on their mental health. J’Andra joins our host Indrias Kassaye for this exploration of the social media landscape and online behaviors that has behavioral health professionals so worried and shares her insights on how psychiatric mental health nurses and other behavioral health professionals can better respond and make a difference.</p><p> </p><p><strong>J'Andra Lashay Antisdel, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, CNE</strong> is a third-year PhD student at Indiana University School of Nursing, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is also an Assistant Professor at Saint Mary’s College, School of Nursing, in Notre Dame, Indiana. J’Andra is a certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and a Certified Nurse Educator through the National League for Nursing (NLN). Her research interests are broadly related to the effects of internet culture and social media on mental health. Specifically, she has focused on signs, symptoms, and risk factors of cyber victimization in teens to identify and address gaps in the research concerning the assessment of teens for cyber victimization in the healthcare setting. Additionally, through her research, she strives to find methods for healthcare professionals to engage teens and p