"Responsibilities in the Use of Social Media, the Internet and New Technologies at School" Discussed

The Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development organized the "International School Mental Health Symposium." The symposium was held on 25-26 March 2016 in collaboration with Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital and the Fogarty International Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Research Training Program.

This year's theme of the 5th International School Mental Health Symposium, organized by the PREP Association and held at Bahçeşehir University on 25-26 March 2016, was "Responsibilities in the Use of Social Media, the Internet and New Technologies at School."

PREP Chair of the Board Dr. Meltem Kora said the following about the symposium: "New technologies affect the development and mental health of new generations through the changes they create in children's and young people's direct communication and social lives. Before declaring these effects collectively dangerous and risky, it is of great importance to comprehensively research their current areas and purposes of use, what kind of interaction they lead to, and what benefits and risks they carry in terms of the mental health and educational needs of children and young people, and to make regulations in light of this information. We think that the most important thing to do is for us, as parents, educators and mental health professionals, to understand this new era, which we can barely keep up with, and to act correctly. That is why it was a rich symposium with speakers who are experts in their fields and work at the world's most important universities."

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