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Coping with COVID: Mental health and young adults, a conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and Common Sense Founder and CEO Jim Steyer
Thursday, April 8, 2021
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. PT
Online
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Left to right: Dean Willow Bay, Coping with COVID-19 study cover, Common Sense CEO Jim Styer, and Dr. Vivek Murthy
Join Dean Willow Bay, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Common Sense CEO Jim Steyer for a conversation on how young people use digital devices and media to manage their mental health. The discussion will also cover a groundbreaking new research report on the mental health of today’s young adults.
Additional participants include Associate Vice Provost for Student Health Dr. Sarah Van Orman and student co-moderators Josie Bullen, Abel Jaquez and Anushka Joshi.