Episode 4: How does technology impact mental health?
In this episode, we explore the possible dangers as well as the benefits of technology and its impact on mental health. Concerned parents wonder if video games or social media might be having a negative impact on their children’s mental health, while at the same time new innovations in artificial intelligence are potentially allowing us to detect and prevent suicide or provide early intervention for mental illness earlier and more efficiently than ever before.
Learn more about our guest, Dr. Andrew J Chacko:
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Book Recommendation:
The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World by Anthony Brandt & David Eagleman
Thanks again to Each Mind Matters: California’s Mental Health Movement for sponsoring this Mental Health Mini-Series! Each Mind Matters is millions of individuals and thousands of organizations working to advance mental health. Speak up, reach out, share the facts, and encourage others to join the movement at eachmindmatters.org.
