The impact of digital experiences on adolescents with mental health vulnerabilities: a multimethod pilot study

In public, professional and academic debates, a link is often made between a rise in rates of mental health problems experienced by adolescents and their increasing use of the internet. This report describes the first pilot stage of a research project collaboration between King’s College London (KCL) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) exploring the Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA). DIORA focuses on internet use and its relationship to mental health in adolescents made vulnerable by pre-existing mental health problems.