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In this episode we sit down with the Director of Children & Family Services, Ruth Ann Ott, and Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer, Sergeant Jamie King, where they discuss the impact that cell phones, social media and screens have on teen's mental health and safety concerns that arise in schools.

Here are some relevant links mentioned in the episode:

Upcoming Hidden in Plain Sight Presentation (November 2025): https://southsidebh.org/events/hidden-in-plain-sight/

Social Media Toolkit for Parents: https://southsidebh.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Social-Media-Mental-Health-Toolkit-1.pdf

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Chapters

1. State of Mind Podcast: Screen Time, Real Consequences: What Parents and Teens Should Know (00:00:00)

2. Intro (00:00:38)

3. Teen Focused: Signs teens are addicted (00:00:38)

4. Teen Focused: Impact on Mental Health (00:05:53)

5. Teen Focused: Effects on developing brain (00:10:42)

6. Teen Focused: Is phone overuse similar to substance addiction? (00:17:00)

7. Questions for Jamie King - Phone issues in school (00:17:50)

8. Advice for parents/students dealing with sexting/bullying (00:23:04)

9. Real Life situations/consequences (00:28:39)

10. Laws teens & parents need to be aware of regarding phone use (00:37:10)

11. Hidden In Plain Sight - Community Event November 18th (00:42:47)

12. Parent Focused: Conversations about screen time (00:47:07)

13. Is there a healthy amount of phone time? (00:55:03)

14. Screen time on Apple (00:59:35)

15. Building Resilience in teens when likes, followers and notifications feel like currency (01:03:47)

16. Key takeaways from Ruth Ann (01:07:36)

17. Key takeaways from Jamie King (01:09:36)

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