Coalition to Empower our Future is seeking to convene a conversation to better understand the many contributing factors surrounding youth mental health.
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Parents shouldn’t have to learn a new set of rules every time their child opens a new app. Pennsylvania and Meta took an important first step with youth safeguards. Now TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat should follow. Read more from CEF Executive Director @glen__weiner in @TribLIVE: triblive.com/opinion/glen-we…
The recent landmark agreement between Pennsylvania and Meta provides meaningful safeguards for kids. But young people don’t just use one platform. More than 80% of parents support other social media platforms implementing these same online safety measures for young people. More from CEF Executive Director @glen__weiner: triblive.com/opinion/glen-we…
Pennsylvania’s landmark agreement with Meta offers new online safety protections for young people, such as daily screentime limits and muted notifications during school hours. Now other platforms should follow. Read more from our Executive Director @glen__weiner in @TribLIVE: triblive.com/opinion/glen-we…
Parents deserve the same tools and youth protections on every platform their kids use. That’s why more than 20,000 parents nationwide have signed our petition calling for consistent youth safeguards online. Join them: speak4.app/lp/sd01ksxl
Online safety is an important part of a comprehensive approach to the youth mental health challenge. A new petition from CEF signed by more than 20,000 parents nationwide calls on platforms to follow the states and Meta and adopt consistent online safeguards for teens. empowerourfuturecoalition.co…
More than 20,000 parents from all 50 states have signed our petition calling for consistent online safeguards for teens. The agreement between the states and Meta was a meaningful step, but parents say all other social media platforms must now follow. Read more. empowerourfuturecoalition.co…
At the @semafor Youth Wellbeing Forum, CEF Board Member Carlos Curbelo said the agreement between the states and Meta is progress, not a finish line. Other platforms must adopt similar safeguards so young people don’t fall through the cracks.
Our kids need consistent protections on every platform they use. The agreement between the states and Meta set a strong standard with screen-time limits and stronger parental controls. Now the rest of the industry should follow. Hear from parents: bit.ly/4zxJ5Ja
ICYMI: CEF partnered with @semafor to host the Youth Wellbeing Forum, bringing together mental health experts, lawmakers, educators and youth advocates to discuss a comprehensive approach to youth mental health.
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A Coalition to Empower our Future poll finds more than four-in-five parents support Meta's new youth online-safety measures, and want TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat to adopt the same protections.
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CEF polling and focus group findings show parents want consistent online safety protections for teens across platforms. @Floridianpress explores what these findings mean for Florida families and the broader conversation around youth online safety. floridianpress.com/2026/10/p…
Support for protecting young people online crosses party lines. Our research found four-in-five parents on both sides of the aisle back the agreement between the states and Meta and want other platforms to follow. @WashTimes has the story: washingtontimes.com/news/202…
Parents overwhelmingly back the agreement between the states and Meta. As @WashTimes reports, our research found 81% of parents support the agreement and believe its protections will improve youth mental health and wellbeing. Now other platforms must follow. washingtontimes.com/news/202…
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More than 80 percent of parents we surveyed want other social media platforms to adopt the same online safety measures set forth by the states and Meta. Parents are telling us they want consistent, dependable safeguards wherever their kids spend time online. washingtontimes.com/news/202…
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Parents want consistency — not a different set of controls and safeguards on every platform their kids use. This week, one social media company announced its own approach. While well-intentioned, varying protections from platform to platform puts the burden back on families. cnn.com/2026/09/23/tech/yout…
81 percent of parents back the states' agreement with Meta, and 84 percent want TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat to adopt the same protections. As CEF Executive Director @glen__weiner writes in @BostonGlobe, parents want consistent guardrails. bostonglobe.com/2026/09/23/o…
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A new poll commissioned by the Coalition to Empower our Future found that 81% of surveyed parents support Meta's settlement agreement, which introduces screen time limits and expanded parental controls for users under 18. buff.ly/JBNSQNn
Supporting youth mental health starts with listening to young people and recognizing the complexity of their experiences. When young people have a meaningful voice in the conversation, we can better understand the challenges they face and develop solutions that reflect their lives.
Explore a broader path forward: bit.ly/4d1MQOx
Meet Cassie, a parent who sees firsthand how various factors, including a young person’s environment and support system, can impact their mental health and wellbeing:
“Youth mental health isn’t just about one issue. It’s about the environment around them, what they’re exposed to, who they talk to, whether they feel seen and whether the adults in their lives are equipped to support them.”
Hear more from parents like Cassie about the comprehensive solutions young people need to feel seen, supported and equipped to thrive. bit.ly/4rnskxs