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Help Us Bring These Conversations to SXSW & SXSW EDU
Community voting for the SXSW and SXSW EDU PanelPicker is live, and we’d love your vote. We’ve proposed four sessions on youth mental health, neurodiversity, and connection — and public votes help decide which ones make the stage.
Voting takes about a minute. You’ll just need a free SXSW account to cast your vote.
Our Sessions
SXSW
Writing Mental Health Into Kids’ Media
The stories kids watch and read shape how they understand their own emotions. This session brings together the people behind children’s media to talk about how to write mental health in ways that are honest, age-appropriate, and genuinely helpful.
SXSW EDU
Closing the Youth Mental Health Gap
Far more young people need mental health support than can get it. This session looks at what’s driving the gap between need and care — and the practical strategies schools, clinicians, and communities can use to close it.
Designing for the Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom
What does a classroom look like when it’s built to affirm — not just accommodate — neurodivergent learners? This session explores design choices, teaching practices, and mindsets that help every kind of learner thrive.
Why Connectedness Is Our Most Underrated Mental Health Tool
Strong relationships are one of the most powerful protective factors for young people’s mental health — and one of the most overlooked. This session makes the case for connection as a core mental health strategy and how educators can build it every day.
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