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Sudbury board approves $10,000 ARPA grant to bring Dr. Jean Twenge for community talk on phones and youth mental health
Summary
After debate over process and limited remaining ARPA funds, the Select Board voted 3-1 to allocate $10,000 to support a Nov. 12 community presentation featuring Dr. Jean Twenge on smartphone use and youth mental health.
The Sudbury Select Board on Sept. 10 approved a $10,000 allocation from remaining ARPA funds to help bring Dr. Jean Twenge, author and researcher on technology and youth mental health, to a community presentation tentatively scheduled for Nov. 12.
Resident Jackie Barry, a clinical psychologist speaking on behalf of a parent coalition called Sudbury for Digital Balance, described research linking heavy smartphone use with anxiety, depression and cyberbullying and said the group has secured partial private…
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