#PlanetYouth
In Iceland they had a “youth problem”. So they made after school activities free and plentiful. We could do this too. planetyouth.org/the-icelandi...
February 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Looking forward to joining the panel at today's Prevention In Practice event with #WinningScotland #PlanetYouth - how we can utilise prevention approaches in making Scotland the best country for children and #youngpeople to grow up in @youngscot.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Student-run Woodstock-area Planet Youth initiative shows connection and community are the keys to drug and alcohol abuse prevention... Read our story! bit.ly/3D89Qww
#planetyouth #woodstocknb
February 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy to lead the charge against #BigAlcohol marketing targeted at kids for #PlanetYouth in Scotland. #AlcoholFreeKids @alcoholfocus.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Day 1 of a super busy week chatting to Public Health Scotland (still not here!?)about #PlanetYouth in scotland. @planetyouthscot.bsky.social Lots of discussion about #prevention ##upstream #youngpeople for #WorldChildrensDay
November 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I've been banging on about the Icelandic Youth Program for years now. They have a model, it works, it's got 30 yeats now of evidence. It's youth services and youth clubs.

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The Icelandic Prevention Model – PlanetYouth
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June 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Feel obliged to post something, so I'll start with this wonderful news that #PlanetYouth has reinvigorated youth work in Dunoon. #prevention #youthworkworks #becauseofyouthwork
November 16, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Yep was one of the reasons we did her high school years there along with Icelandic. But there program fir youth is unreal

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The Icelandic Prevention Model – PlanetYouth
planetyouth.org
May 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Using #PlanetYouth data, we examined differences in social behaviours in teenagers (social media, screen time, sexting, body dissatisfaction) to understand why rates of psychopathology are so much higher in girls than boys

Link:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
An investigation of gender-based differences in social media use, sexting behaviours and body dissatisfaction as risk factors for poor mental health and self-harm in adolescents: a cross-sectional pop...
An investigation of gender-based differences in social media use, sexting behaviours and body dissatisfaction as risk factors for poor mental health and self-harm in adolescents: a cross-sectional pop...
www.cambridge.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Interesting in learning more about the 2024 Planet Youth study? Check out this upcoming webinar to learn more about the dataset and how researchers can work with the data!

wrdatf.ie/training.php

#ResearchData #ResearchIreland #PlanetYouth
September 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Our new study using #PlanetYouth surveys in over 4,000 teens aged 15-16 shows that the following factors were cross-sectionally associated with poorer mental health:

📱📺 Heavy screen use (4+ hrs/day)
🪞 Poor body image
🤳 Sexting behaviours

Read more here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
An investigation of gender-based differences in social media use, sexting behaviours and body dissatisfaction as risk factors for poor mental health and self-harm in adolescents: a cross-sectional pop...
An investigation of gender-based differences in social media use, sexting behaviours and body dissatisfaction as risk factors for poor mental health and self-harm in adolescents: a cross-sectional pop...
www.cambridge.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
⚠️𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑⚠️

A reminder about the webinar on supporting teenagers experiencing social exclusion tomorrow with Dr. Malie Coyne!

#CalasanctiusCollege #NoblesseOblige #CEIST #Grateful #Proud #PlanetYouth
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
How can we use data for youth wellbeing? At the #PlanetYouth 2025 Workshop & Western Cape Government Civil Society Engagement, we explored practical, localised solutions to reduce youth substance use & risky behaviour.
Collaboration is key. 💪
#YouthWellbeing #MyJourney
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The Planet Youth Conference Agenda 2026
6-8 May, Reykjavik , Iceland
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The Planet Youth Conference Agenda 2026 – PlanetYouth
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March 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
@profgalloway.com Found this resource, immediately thought of you. Children (<25) mental health care in 56 countries. Started in Iceland. planetyouth.org/the-icelandi...
The Icelandic Prevention Model – PlanetYouth
planetyouth.org
August 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM