Technology & Youth:
A THREE-PART EDUCATION SERIES
Want to Review the Resources Shared?
You can access each session’s e-packet includes documents, key takeaways, and additional family resources:
Session 1 E-Packet: Taking Phones Slowly. Together.
Session 2 E-Packet: Social Media — What It Is and How to Reel It In & Digital Wellbeing Tips
Healthy Petaluma’s Technology & Youth Speaker Series brought together families, educators, and community members, with over 300 RSVPs, to discuss how digital technology and social media are affecting young people today. Guest speakers shared research and practical strategies for supporting healthy tech use, setting boundaries, encouraging offline connection, and promoting overall well-being.
The series created space for open conversation and offered tools that parents and youth-supporting adults can use at home, in schools, and in community programs. Healthy Petaluma will continue to support meaningful dialogue around youth mental and emotional health in our community.
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Know a high school student interested in making a positive impact?
During the Middle School event, teen leaders from Generation Remix facilitated the youth breakout session to share digital wellbeing tips. As a follow up, Healthy Petaluma is partnering with Generation Remix and Petaluma City School District to recruit high school students to form a Petaluma-based teen leadership team. These high school students will participate in a 10-hour internship and learn how to use Generation Remix's peer-to-peer materials to spread digital wellbeing throughout our community. This is a compensated opportunity for teens to build critical skills and early professional experience. Apply here today!
Photos Courteously Provided by Elizabeth Baird Photography.
About Healthy Petaluma Presents
Healthy Petaluma Presents is a free, ongoing series of community events designed to help people live healthier, more connected, and more equitable lives. From expert talks to hands-on workshops, each session focuses on real-life issues that impact our daily well-being, including mental health, housing, access to care, and aging. Whether you're seeking trusted guidance, local resources, or a chance to connect with others, this is your opportunity to get informed, feel supported, and take action to advance health and equity here in southern Sonoma County.
2025-2026 Theme
This inaugural three-part series invites parents, caregivers, and community members to come together for open, solution-focused conversations about raising healthy, connected kids in the digital age.
