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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

The findings counter a prevailing narrative that it's become trendy , and common, for young people to diagnose themselves with a specific condition without any professional help or support. Eight percent intended to see a mental health professional after having made a diagnosis for themselves, based on internet research.

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5 Social Media Stats That’ll Help Your Nonprofit Understand Audiences

TechImpact

And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true? 54% of Millennials use LinkedIn to read professional / business news. 76% of Tumblr and 74% of Instagram users are teens. But what social platform are they on the most? How do they use one platform over another?

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Creative Event Ideas To Get Students Involved In Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

Promotion is critical if youre looking for ways to secure teen volunteers. Group teen volunteers together so they can socialize in their circles. Partnering with professionals can elevate these events. Collaborate with local schools, student organizations, and youth groups to spread the word. These events should be interactive.

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Inside Facebook’s struggle to keep young people

The Verge

They predicted that, if “increasingly fewer teens are choosing Facebook as they grow older,” the company would face a more “severe” decline in young users than it already projected. And while Instagram remains incredibly popular with teens, Facebook’s own data shows that they are starting to engage with the app less. Declining numbers.

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Youth mental health startup Somethings launches with a $3.2M raise led by General Catalyst

TechCrunch

I still look back on all the time that I spent as a teen, crushed by stigma and afraid to talk about mental health with my friends and family,” says the Stanford grad. Teens, often with the support of their parents, are matched through the Somethings system with mentors who have similar backgrounds and situational experiences.

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Designing Your Nonprofit Website To Look the Part: 5 Tips 

Hands on Fundraising

Your website matters As a nonprofit professional, you know that one of the best parts of your job is connecting with people who care about your mission.

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Ten Things Nonprofits May Not Know About MySpace [But I Wish They Did]

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If it were not for MySpace, my professional life no doubt would be much less fulfilling. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. Teens talk about the organizations at their local church, and thus the church creates a MySpace profile. There is only one death related to MySpace.

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