Moderated by Prof. Michelle Bagwell

For a project in my Communication Technology and Human Interaction class, I focused on the topic of depression in adolescents. It is a topic that I really feel passionate about because it is something that I deal with in my own life. Research has shown that this is a pervasive topic. Of the large number of teens that have depression, only thirty percent are being treated. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in young people ages 15 to 24 and a teen commits suicide every 100 minutes (Discovery Mood and Anxiety Program, 2019). I have made a PSA video that presents statistics, warning signs, and what we can do to help. I am planning on utilizing social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter as a way of distributing this message to my target audience, and I will discuss the results of this as well during my presentation.