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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.lymec.eu/event/lymec-policy-debate-1-2026-
 the-role-of-local-government-in-tackling-extremism-across-europe-196/regis
 ter">LYMEC Policy Debate #1 - 2026 : The Role of Local government in tackl
 ing extremism across Europe</a>\nWellbeing in the Digital Age: Empowerment
 \, Safety and Shared Responsibility Across the Digital Landscape Online Ev
 ent Thursday 25 June at 18:00 Introduction and Event Overview Digitalisati
 on has transformed how young Europeans see themselves\, interact with othe
 rs\, and access mental‑health support. While digital tools can expand ac
 cess to care\, the same online environments increasingly distort self‑im
 age\, amplify harmful comparison\, and expose young people to algorithm‑
 driven pressures that undermine wellbeing. This LYMEC policy debate will e
 xamine how Europe can protect youth mental health without sacrificing digi
 tal freedom\, innovation\, or autonomy. Young people now spend a significa
 nt portion of their social and emotional lives online. Social media platfo
 rms curate idealised bodies\, lifestyles\, and identities\, often reinforc
 ing unrealistic standards. Research across Europe links heavy engagement w
 ith appearance‑focused content to increased anxiety\, depressive symptom
 s\, and body dissatisfaction. At the same time\, digital mental‑health t
 ools\, teletherapy\, self‑guided apps\, AI‑based support\, offer unpre
 cedented opportunities for early intervention and accessible care. The cha
 llenge is ensuring that digitalisation becomes a force for empowerment rat
 her than a driver of insecurity. This debate will explore three core quest
 ions: How can the EU ensure that digital platforms adopt youth‑centred d
 esign standards that reduce exposure to harmful content without restrictin
 g expression?What regulatory and ethical frameworks are needed to guarante
 e that digital mental‑health tools are evidence‑based\, safe\, and res
 pectful of user autonomy? How can liberal youth organisations champion dig
 ital literacy\, resilience\, and self‑esteem as essential components of 
 mental‑health policy? Speakers: Hanna Gonsales Child and youth Psycholog
 ist Shane Curley Senator\, Fianna Fáil - Galway TO [...]
DTSTAMP:20260916T064640Z
LOCATION:Zoom\, Online
SUMMARY:LYMEC Policy Debate #1 - 2026 : The Role of Local government in tac
 kling extremism across Europe
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.lymec.eu/event/lymec-poli
 cy-debate-1-2026-the-role-of-local-government-in-tackling-extremism-across
 -europe-196/register">LYMEC Policy Debate #1 - 2026 : The Role of Local go
 vernment in tackling extremism across Europe</a>\nWellbeing in the Digital
  Age: Empowerment\, Safety and Shared Responsibility Across the Digital La
 ndscape Online Event Thursday 25 June at 18:00 Introduction and Event Over
 view Digitalisation has transformed how young Europeans see themselves\, i
 nteract with others\, and access mental‑health support. While digital to
 ols can expand access to care\, the same online environments increasingly 
 distort self‑image\, amplify harmful comparison\, and expose young peopl
 e to algorithm‑driven pressures that undermine wellbeing. This LYMEC pol
 icy debate will examine how Europe can protect youth mental health without
  sacrificing digital freedom\, innovation\, or autonomy. Young people now 
 spend a significant portion of their social and emotional lives online. So
 cial media platforms curate idealised bodies\, lifestyles\, and identities
 \, often reinforcing unrealistic standards. Research across Europe links h
 eavy engagement with appearance‑focused content to increased anxiety\, d
 epressive symptoms\, and body dissatisfaction. At the same time\, digital 
 mental‑health tools\, teletherapy\, self‑guided apps\, AI‑based supp
 ort\, offer unprecedented opportunities for early intervention and accessi
 ble care. The challenge is ensuring that digitalisation becomes a force fo
 r empowerment rather than a driver of insecurity. This debate will explore
  three core questions: How can the EU ensure that digital platforms adopt 
 youth‑centred design standards that reduce exposure to harmful content w
 ithout restricting expression?What regulatory and ethical frameworks are n
 eeded to guarantee that digital mental‑health tools are evidence‑based
 \, safe\, and respectful of user autonomy? How can liberal youth organisat
 ions champion digital literacy\, resilience\, and self‑esteem as essenti
 al components of mental‑health policy? Speakers: Hanna Gonsales Child an
 d youth Psychologist Shane Curley Senator\, Fianna Fáil - Galway TO [...]
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