As a teacher, one of the largest concerns of the classroom are the students overusing their phones both in school and out of school. This workshop helped me and my students to understand the harm and dangers of social media and how they negatively impact their academic achievements. I am so thankful for Sean for teaching my students in a straightforward and easy to understand language how best to navigate a world full of technological distractions. My students and I gained an immense amount of knowledge participating in the iAddiction Program.
Local Program Designed to Combat Social Media & Smart Phone Addiction
iAddicted was developed to reduce the dangerous effects of smartphone and social media addiction in our communities and reduce the lack of community awareness regarding the dangers of smartphone and social media use.
We work to enhance education and understanding about smartphone and social media addiction within the individual, family, school, and work setting to ensure continued health and wellness throughout the community.
iAddicted implements training programs and evidence-based strategies by licensed and certified professionals in the field of social media and smartphone addiction and strives to empower communities throughout New Jersey to be actively engaged in changing their smartphone and video game habits.
Break the Smartphone & Social Media Addiction
Sean Keagan Foley, MSW, LSW developed the iAddicted Program to help local communities deal with the growing problem of depression, anxiety, and loneliness amongst today’s youth.
What started as a small initative, has since grown and Sean conducts workshops at schools and community centers across the entire tri-state area. The iAddicted Program delivers needed information and tools to the thousands of people and is helping to keep communities safe from the hazards of social media and smartphone overuse.
“There are only two industries that call their customers ‘users’: illegal drugs and social media platforms.”
Today’s youth are experiencing the highest rates of depression, anxiety and social isolation. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death amount young adults. Research points to smart phones and social media as a major factor associated with the high suicide rate in our country amoungst adolecents.
iAddicted strives to educate the public about the impact of social media that social media has already had and will continue to have in years to come so they can better help themselves and their family. The program will provide guidance to families, school staff, community leaders and businesses on how to diminish the negative impact of social media and smartphones and the potential negative effects in the years to come.
Testimonials
I was always concerned about my smart phone use along with my son and daughter. This program taught me about the risks and dangers associated with overusing your smart phone and social media. The tools that Sean provided us with, has been extremelly helpful in creating a better phone to real world life balance. I reccomend all children and their parents to pay attention to the dangers of modern technology and how best to manage them. Thank you Sean!