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Inspiring young people to engage with media in
thoughtful & creative ways that support well-being.

Changing The Way Kids Think About & Use Media

Our programs empower youth to consume and produce media safely and
responsibly to ensure their physical , social and emotional well-being.

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New Resources for Digital Wellness

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been dedicated to expanding
our virtual resources for students, parents, and educators. Check out
our new videos and related blog posts on remote learning
and staying connected..

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Teach Youth to Make Smart
Choices Online — and Off

Build the skills of middle school students
to help them be responsible and respectful
digital citizens and safely navigate the
pressures of the online world.

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Strengthen Your Community

Increase the understanding of media’s
influence on beliefs and behaviors with
engaging, interactive workshops for youth,
parents and community organizations.

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The messages today’s youth encounter across media have enormous influence. Video games show them how to act. Commercials tell them what to eat. Characters in their favorite shows become role models.

In a world where media is a constant, we empower youth to make healthy choices about their behavior while teaching them to create a positive digital footprint.

Media Power Youth provides young people, parents, educators, and communities with curricula, training and workshops to build media literacy knowledge and critical-thinking skills to navigate our media-rich world. We empower youth to reap the benefits of media while recognizing the influence it can have on specific behaviors that set a course for their entire lives, including violence, bullying, substance misuse, and nutrition.

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Join our Educator Advisory Board

Now Accepting New Member Applications

Share your unique perspective on media in and out of the classroom and connect with other educators. Teachers, counselors, and administrators in elementary and/or middle school are encouraged to apply.

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Teaching Social Media
in the Classroom

Online and In-Person PD for School Educators & Counselors

Learn how social media shapes adolescent mental well-being and perceptions on everything from relationships to substance use. You’ll also receive curriculum you can use in the classroom.

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Featured
Resource

Community Conversations on Vaping Podcast

Check out our latest episodes of MPY Scoop! In this three-part series, we explore “what’s in a vape” and how challenge culture affects our perception of risk. You’ll also learn how to support others trying to quit.

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Meet Our Partners

Media Power Youth programs wouldn’t be possible without the collaboration and support of these organizations as well as many individual contributors, educators, and community leaders.

“If we want our youth to develop appropriately, be healthy and safe, then we must guide them to use and consume media critically and responsibly.”

– RONA ZLOKOWER, MCM, Founder, Media Power Youth

“Media Power Youth is a model public health and media literacy program that all communities would do well to adopt.”

– Dr. Michael Rich, MD, MPH, Director, Center on Media and Child Health, Children’s Hospital Boston

“If we can help parents manage media in their family life, it will make parenting easier, our children healthier and more likely to succeed in school.”

– Lisa DiBrigida, MD, Medical Director, Child Health Services, Manchester, NH

“Students believe that they can understand and resist media messages in order to make their own healthy choices.”

– David S. Bickham & Ronald G. Slaby, Effects of Media Literacy Program in the US on Children’s Critical Evaluation of Unhealthy Media Messages About Violence, Smoking and Food, Journal of Children and Media, Volume 6, Number 2, May 2012