Youth, Social Media, and Suicide Risk: Implications for Prevention and Clinical Care

July 29, 2026 | On Demand

Presenters

  • Written By:
    Tanvir Singh, MD
    Child and adolescent psychiatrist, ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital, Professor and chief of the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Toledo
  • Written By:
    Destiny Wholf
    Family nurse practitioner, ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital

About This Event

Join us for our youth suicide prevention summer webinar series, brought to you by Nationwide Children’s Hospital in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital Association, the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association and the Ohio Youth Suicide Prevention Collaborative.

Following the webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the relationship between youth social media use and suicide risk, including how social comparison, harmful content exposure, and isolation may affect adolescent mental health
  • Identify clinically relevant social media-related risk and protective factors that should be considered during adolescent assessment and suicide prevention planning
  • Apply evidence-informed strategies to integrate social media-related suicide risk considerations into clinical decision-making, family guidance, and prevention planning

Continuing education credits: 1.5 hours

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Non-Physician Attendance
  • ANCC Contact Hours
  • APA Credits
  • ASWB ACE Credits
  • Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists

Instructions to receive CE credits

Before the session

Create a CloudCME account a few days before the webinar. See instructions. Signing up the day of the session may cause delays as the site can occasionally freeze with high traffic.

During the session

You will be asked to text your attendance to a designated phone number.

After the session

You will receive a code to text to confirm completion. After submitting the code, you will receive a link to CloudCME to complete your session evaluation and claim your continuing education credits.

If you have any questions about this process, please contact Himabindu Katrapati or Yvonne Staton.

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Youth Suicide Prevention Summer Webinar Series

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