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SAFELab at UPENN
@safelab.bsky.social
An interdisciplinary research group leveraging technology & domain expertise with youth of color to prevent & intervene in violence.

Founding Director: @dupatton.bsky.social

Check us out here: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/safe-lab/about
"Collaboration often means reconciling different ways of knowing--whether it's the lived experiences of community, or the technical precision of data science, or the structural perspectives of social work."

Check out @dupatton.bsky.social's keynote at SSWR this year!!!!
SSWR 2025: Opening Plenary
YouTube video by Society For Social Work & Research (SSWR)
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🎤 MONDAY, MARCH 17 🎤 Listen as Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser talks to Annenberg Professors @dupatton.bsky.social and Julia Ticona about joy and care in the latest episode of Annenberg Conversations.
March 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Penn Today features our co-director, Siva discussing his “Digital Healing” project with Penn4C! Check out the article Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being below!
Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being | Penn Today
Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing throug...
penntoday.upenn.edu
March 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🚀 A Joyful Internet is a Safer Internet 🌍💛 #SaferInternetDay

How do you create joy online? Drop your thoughts below! 👇🏾✨ #SAFELab #DigitalJoy #AIforGood #SaferInternetDay#joyplan
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
At SAFELab at UPenn, we’re committed to building a safer, more joyful internet. We’re using AI, research, and youth partnerships to reimagine online spaces that protect those most impacted by digital harm. Because joy isn’t just an emotion--it’s a foundation for a thriving digital future.
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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"What we've do in our lab is that we give young people a moment to pause and say, 'Oh, I didn't even realize what I was watching or how I was participating in it.'" - Prof. @dupatton.bsky.social discusses teens streaming school fights and how @safelab.bsky.social helps youth to process violence.
Can social media literacy, joy and reflection combat cell phone-driven teen violence?
Some schools have instituted cell phone bans during school hours, but the approach is just a Band-Aid, not a solution.
www.wbur.org
January 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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