62.1 Legal Risks and Protection for Young People Interacting Online

The increasing investment of young people in social media brings with it many mental health and legal risks, including cyberbullying, exposure to online predators, the viewing of ill-considered posts by unintended audiences, and even criminal liability. We will provide participants with education on the legal landscape around young people interacting online, including the limitations of the laws that aim to protect them, the legal risks that youth face interacting online, and the role that clinicians can play in assessing and mitigating these risks and in providing guidance to patients and their families.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research