Pediatric screen addiction represents a public health crisis for America. Average screen use for entertainment has skyrocketed to >5.5 hours per day among tweens and >8.5 hours per day among teens. Children with heavy screen use are more than double as likely to report anxiety or depression, and an emerging body of medical literature suggests that excessive screen use hinders brain development. Today’s healthcare system is ill-prepared to handle this disease burden due to unique difficulties in treating screen addiction and lack of consistent, high-quality therapist training.

Our goal is to address this public health challenge by building and scaling an integrated care model that combines psychotherapy, family counseling, and medication management. Our provider workforce will receive bespoke training on treatment approaches, and we will build custom technology (e.g. screentime analytics) to drive material improvement in outcomes. Moreover, by rigorously documenting and publishing clinical impact data, we aim to define the standard of care for screen use issues.