Santa Barbara Teens Are ‘Rebooting’ Their Relationship with Screens

‘Project Reboot’ Camp Helps Young People Reduce Screen Time and Use Social Media More Mindfully

Santa Barbara Teens
Are ‘Rebooting’ Their
Relationship with Screens

‘Project Reboot’ Camp Helps Young People
Reduce Screen Time and Use Social Media
More Mindfully

By Callie Fausey | August 29, 2024

The Mental Wellness Center hosted a three-day Project Reboot workshop this month, led by founder Dino Ambrosi and student leaders Dawson and Patrick Kelly. | Credit: Courtesy

Feeling awkward? Anxious? Stressed? Depressed? Can’t cope?

There’s an app for that. 

It is a widely understood phenomenon that we are still wildly resigned to: We have become increasingly dependent on the dopamine machines in our pockets, falling into a vicious cycle of using digital content to escape discomfort. 

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