Rebecca Benghiat is president and chief operating officer of The Jed Foundation. Previously, she was chief operating and advancement officer at The Quad Preparatory School, a K-12 independent school in New York City that integrates an academically rigorous curriculum with evidence-based social/emotional learning to support gifted children with learning differences. Prior to Quad Prep, Benghiat served as executive director of Facing Addiction with NCADD, responsible for all executive management functions for this national opioid addiction advocacy organization. Earlier, Benghiat supported the rapid scaling of citiesRISE, a multi-million-dollar international youth mental health organization and spearheaded the launch of several philanthropic organizations, including the Child Mind Institute, the Seleni Institute, and the New Space for Women’s Health. Certified in alternative dispute resolution, she has mediated in New York County civil and small claims courts.
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One of the most pressing conversations in mental healthcare right now is the negative impact that technology — including screen time and social media — may have on our minds....