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The Fourth Pillar of Digital Equity: Digital Wellbeing
Larissa “Lars” May is a digital wellbeing activist. She started working in the space seven years ago.
She’s the founder of #HalfTheStory, a global youth nonprofit at the intersection of mental health and technology. Her vision is to make digital wellbeing accessible to everyone, and her mission is to empower the next generation's relationship with tech by giving them the resources, advocacy, and opportunities to be at the center of conversations rather than just be the victims of the decisions that others make.
Episode QuotesOn her experience with mental illness
[2:44] The story that I told the world was that everything was going well. And what people didn't see was that I was in my dorm room. I didn't go to class for two weeks. My roommate moved out because I was depressed. My room was a mess, and everything was really crumbling, to the point where I wound up experiencing suicidal ideation.
On growing her nonprofit
[6:37] I started with a $250 grant in my dorm room. And now, we have worked all around the world. We do both state and national policymaking and have really been the first movers in this space.
On engaging young people
[15:09] This is a new program that we're building with a partner youth organization. It’s a digital civil rights academy, and we want to revolutionize the movement by actually educating youth and getting them to take clear action steps on a local and global level.
Show Links:- #HalfTheStory
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By Stena GroupLarissa “Lars” May is a digital wellbeing activist. She started working in the space seven years ago.
She’s the founder of #HalfTheStory, a global youth nonprofit at the intersection of mental health and technology. Her vision is to make digital wellbeing accessible to everyone, and her mission is to empower the next generation's relationship with tech by giving them the resources, advocacy, and opportunities to be at the center of conversations rather than just be the victims of the decisions that others make.
Episode QuotesOn her experience with mental illness
[2:44] The story that I told the world was that everything was going well. And what people didn't see was that I was in my dorm room. I didn't go to class for two weeks. My roommate moved out because I was depressed. My room was a mess, and everything was really crumbling, to the point where I wound up experiencing suicidal ideation.
On growing her nonprofit
[6:37] I started with a $250 grant in my dorm room. And now, we have worked all around the world. We do both state and national policymaking and have really been the first movers in this space.
On engaging young people
[15:09] This is a new program that we're building with a partner youth organization. It’s a digital civil rights academy, and we want to revolutionize the movement by actually educating youth and getting them to take clear action steps on a local and global level.
Show Links:- #HalfTheStory