{"id":30345,"date":"2026-11-05T09:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=30345"},"modified":"2026-11-05T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:19:36","slug":"american-psychological-association-ceo-arthur-c-evans-jr-weighs-how-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-youth-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/11\/05\/american-psychological-association-ceo-arthur-c-evans-jr-weighs-how-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-youth-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"American Psychological Association CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr. weighs how artificial intelligence will impact youth mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"border:0;width:100%;max-width:800px;overflow:hidden;background:transparent;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-will-ai-impact-youth-mental-health-with-american\/id1608025510?i=1000798918854\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Dr_Arthur_Evans_Podcast-6.avif\" alt=\"two men sitting at table with podcast microphone\" class=\"wp-image-30349\" style=\"width:331px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Dr_Arthur_Evans_Podcast-6.avif 500w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Dr_Arthur_Evans_Podcast-6-300x200.avif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arthur C. Evans Jr., CEO of the American Psychological Association, and Jonathan Rodriguez, a graduate student studying psychology.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When social media was new and on the rise, scientists studied how it impacted teens. Among the many effects researchers noted was that young people were so engaged with the technology that it disturbed their sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, similar questions exist around how artificial intelligence will impact youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this epsiode of <strong>Challenge. Change.<\/strong>, Arthur C. Evans Jr., CEO of the American Psychological Association, and Jonathan Rodriguez, a graduate student studying psychology, discuss the challenges and opportunities that artificial intelligence represents for youth mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group alignright boxout has-white-color has-dark-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-47fcd8e998932339edbe3642be34482c is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-did-you-know\">Did you know?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Psychological Association was founded at Clark University in 1892 by Clark\u2019s first president, psychologist G. 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