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🚀 Officially launch JoyNet

The official launch of JoyNet — a digital platform co-created with youth, social workers, designers, and computer scientists to center joy, healing, and thriving in online spaces.

DATE
June 11, 2025
AUTHOR
Desmond Upton Patton, PhD
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🚀 We’re proud to officially launch JoyNet, a digital platform co-created with youth in New York City and Philadelphia, alongside social workers, designers, and computer scientists. JoyNet centers joy, healing, and thriving for young people in digital spaces.

While it was built to support Black youth navigating trauma and grief, our vision reaches further. We aim to be part of a growing movement to create healthy, joyful, and inclusive online environments for all.

🌱 We’re inviting educators, technologists, youth workers, and community members to engage with the platform, explore its features, and share your feedback.

Let’s build a more joyful internet together.

Visit https://www.joynet.app to learn more.

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