| Abstract: |
This report presents findings from a youth-centered co-design process exploring digital well-being. As student mental health concerns, including anxiety and depression, become increasingly common, understanding the relationship between technology use and mental health has become urgent. While digital tools can offer vital benefits--including peer support and mental health resources--they also present risks to engagement, connection, and emotional health. Recognizing that effective solutions require youth voices at the center, Digital Promise engaged young people as full partners in investigating challenges and developing responses. This report shares insights about common digital well-being challenges, presents our participatory methodology, introduces the resulting youth-driven prototype for facilitating conversations about digital well-being, and offers actionable recommendations for practitioners implementing co-design approaches with youth. |