AWARE

ICA 2026 in Cape Town marked a project milestone, presenting results at one of the most, if not the most, recognized international conferences in our field. Across four contributions, a Doctoral Consortium, two panels, and a Research Escalator session, we shared early findings on how adolescents encounter and make sense of mental illness content on social media. Between sessions, the receptions and hallway conversations did just as much, sparking new contacts and ideas we are carrying into...

The ongoing discussion about a potential social media ban for children under the age of 14 in Austria has attracted significant public attention. As part of a scientific assessment by the science magazine Rudolphina of the University of Vienna, Kathrin Karsay contributed, alongside other researchers from different disciplines, current research insights on the effects of social media on children and adolescents. Platform Design and Responsibility In this context, Kathrin Karsay emphasizes in...

AWARE at the Joint Conference of the DGPuK Health and Science Communication DivisionsThe AWARE project teams from Germany and Austria...