Appendix - Online Health and Safety for Children and Youth: Best Practices for Families and Guidance for Industry
Helping Kids Thrive Online: Health, Safety, & Privacy
Appendix A
Integrative Summary of Roundtable Discussion Groups and Summary of Information Gathering Methodology
Appendix B
NTIA issued an RFC on Kids Online Health & Safety in September 2023 to gather information from experts, industry, and the general public about social media and online platforms’ positive and negative impacts on minors, current industry practices, and ways in which the private sector, caregivers, and the U.S. government may improve young people’s health and well-being online.
Appendix C
The Task Force hosted multiple public and private listening sessions with youth, parents, academic experts and researchers, advocates, and industry. This section provides summaries of those sessions.
Appendix D
The Task Force collected an extensive set of federal and non-federal best-practice resources for promoting the online health and safety of children and adolescents.
Appendix E
This section features conversation starter resources developed in collaboration with the Center for Excellence for Social Media and Youth Mental Health for parents and caregivers of children, including resources specifically developed to be used with younger children (2-10 years old) and tweens and adolescents (10-19 years old).