Youth Mental Health in a Digital Age: A Conversation from The Future of Mental Healthcare 2026

This week we're sharing a panel from the Future of Mental Healthcare conference. Marlon moderates a conversation featuring friends of the pod, John MacPhee, CEO of The Jed Foundation; Merve Lapus, Vice President of Education Outreach and Engagement at Common Sense Media, and  Dr. Khadijah Booth Watkins, Associate Director for the Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Mass General. Together, the explore what AI can and can't do for youth mental health, why human connection still matters most, and how we can think more carefully about technology, care, and resilience for young people in the digital age.

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