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Welcome to CATCA 2025! We are excited to see you soon but here are a few reminders...

1. Adding a session to your schedule does not guarantee your attendance. Room capacities are in effect and sessions will be accessed on a physical first come, first served basis on the day of the event. Alternatively, If you are ’Waitlisted", this only means that there are a number of interested delegates beyond the capacity limits for this session - get there early to secure your seat!

2. As we attempt to make CATCA 2025 as amazing as possible, there may be changes made to the schedule up until the day before - Please check your schedule for any time or venue changes or possible cancellations.

3. Please check session description for possible fees associated with materials for some of the art sessions. These will be paid directly to the presenter.

4. Do remember that there might be sessions not at our main venue, do look carefully where the session is at.

A floor plan showing the rooms in RDP that we’re using for convention is available here.

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Social Media is Killing Our Youth:Sounding the Alarm
Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE)
“It’s toxic for teens” (Instagram internal research)

“God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s’ brains.” (Sean Parker, former president of Facebook)

“Social Media is killing our youth!” (U.S. Lawmakers)

“I am calling for immediate action to protect kids’ and adolescences’ mental health on social media.” (U.S. Surgeon General)

Social media is a major contributing factor to the increase in anxiety and depression and teen suicide deaths over the past 10 years. Healthcare professionals, governments, educators, and child advocates, are sounding the alarm about the impact of social media on our youth. National award-winning speaker, mental health advocate, and social media expert, Wade Sorochan, provides the latest information on how social media is impacting todays' youth, along with vital recommendations to keep kids safe. Learn about current lawsuits and recommended policies and bans, risky online behaviour causing injury and death, whether cellphones should be allowed in schools, and more. Don’t miss this important presentation that many teachers have said is “incredibly informative and overwhelmingly relevant to me as a teacher and parent.” Wade Sorochan is the author of the ground-breaking book Unsocial Media: Virtual World Causing Real World Anxiety and is recognized as a leading mental health advocate and social media addiction expert.
Speakers
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Wade Sorochan

Owner, Wade Sorochan Communications
Wade Sorochan is an accomplished broadcaster and national award-winning speaker, author and mental health advocate. Nicknamed the "Tone Arm," Wade became the first broadcaster in history to spontaneously use song clips to enhance a radio talk show. As a mental illness survivor, Wade... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
RDP MAIN STAGE/ AC117 (ARTS CENTRE)
  Health and Wellness (TQS 3), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) |   Technology (TQS/LQS 2), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) |   Keynotes and Special Events, Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)

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