Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing

Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing is a critical focus area for us, with a growing sub-community of researchers, students, educators, activists, policymakers, health professionals, and platform representatives in this work stream.

Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing is a multidisciplinary area within Responsible Technology that focuses on the impact of digital technologies on the physical, mental, and social welfare of children and young adults.

We provide a platform for this field to promote the positive use of technology to enhance youth development and learning, and mitigate potential negative effects of technology on young people's health and social interactions.

We also connect practitioners in this area work to ensure that technology serves as a tool for empowerment and positive development rather than a detriment to the overall wellbeing of young people as they grow up in an increasingly digital world.

Interested in collaborating with us on a Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing workshop, report or other initiative?

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Building a Career in Youth, Tech & Wellbeing (2025)

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At All Tech Is Human, we believe that tackling thorny tech & society issues requires illuminated pathways for a wide variety of backgrounds to get involved. This document is designed to provide helpful resources and guidance for a career in Youth, Tech & Wellbeing (YTW).

This collection is designed to provide a brief overview of YTW and how to build a career in the field. Hundreds of roles can be found on our Responsible Tech Job Board and in our large Slack community. In addition, our organization continuously conducts profile interviews with YTW practitioners. Download Report

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Gatherings, Livestreams & More

Julie Inman Grant and Marija Manojlovic on Children's Online Safety

FIRESIDE CHAT

Julie Inman Grant (eSafety Commissioner of Australia) joins Marija Manojlovic (Executive Director of Safe Online) for a fireside chat about strategies for protecting children online at All Tech Is Human and Safe Online's Ensuring a Safe Online Experience for Youth at Betaworks in New York City. Watch Now

If you have an idea for a topic or an event, or would like to recommend a guest speaker, please email us at hello@alltechishuman.org.

Sherry Turkle in conversation with Julie Scelfo

Sherry Turkle (Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT) and Julie Scelfo (Founder & Executive Director, Get Media Savvy) discuss the future of youth, tech, and wellbeing during a fireside chat at All Tech Is Human's Responsible Tech Summit: Shaping Our Digital Future, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Canada New York, on Sept. 14, 2023, at SVA Theatre. Watch Now

Ensuring a Safe Online Experience for Youth

All Tech Is Human partnered with Safe Online to curate a panel discussion featuring Julie Cordua (CEO, Thorn), Anne Collier (Executive Director, The Net Safety Collaborative), Vaishnavi J. (Founder and Principal, Vyanams Strategies), Luke Drago (Senior Advisor, Encode Justice), and moderated by Theodora Skeadas (CEO, Tech Policy Consulting) on Tuesday, September 17, at Betaworks in New York City. Watch Now

How Can Youth & Industry Co-Create Healthy Digital Public Space

All Tech Is Human partnered with Project Liberty to host a panel discussion featuring Jackie Lho (Global Policy & Engagement for Naver Z), Zhamilya Bilyalova (founder of PrivaZy and a student researcher at Youth, Media, and Well-being Lab at Wellesley College), Joshua Lavra (Creative Lead at Hopelab), and Bzu Shiferaw (Campaign Organizer at Fairplay). The moderator was Sabrina Abdalla (Program Manager at Headstream) about the ways youth can be included in conversations about design and deployment of technology. Watch Now

Learn More About Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing

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Join Our Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing Community

The technical and social complexity of technology requires a multi-voice effort to explore what it can do, what it should do, and what it could do in the future. Want to get involved? 

We have a large (and growing) community of Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing practitioners at All Tech Is Human. Here are some ways you can meet other people, learn more, or contribute to something:

Youth, Tech & Wellbeing teams play a vital role in maintaining the integrity of online platforms and digital spaces for children and young people.

The Youth, Tech & Wellbeing field is evolving, and difficult tradeoffs and challenges are emerging in the work of promoting a secure and trustworthy digital ecosystem. Check out our Job Board

Find Your Next Role In Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing

Careers in Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing

According to ATIH’s Job Board, most Youth, Tech, & Wellbeing roles require 5-6 years (40%), 3-4 years (40%), and 0-2 years (33%). Here are some recent job titles for Youth, Tech, and Wellbeing practitioners:

  • Policy Manager, Domain Specialist, Child Safety

  • Child Safety Enforcement Specialist

  • Technical Program Manager of Child Safety

  • Child Safety Manager, Government Affairs & Policy

  • Global Head of Child Safety

  • Child Safety Engineering Analyst

  • Threat Investigator, Child Safety

  • Law Enforcement Response Team - Child Safety Specialist

  • Policy Design Manager, Child Safety and Emotional and Psychological Harm

  • Child Safety Emerging Risk Analyst

  • Program Director, Child Protection and Technology

  • Researcher, Child Safety