State of the Georgia Girl Report

DIGITAL WELLNESS

Forming an online persona is not a choice, but a developmental expectation for today’s girls, inseparable from how she learns, connects, and understands herself. Digital wellness encompasses the complex web of circumstances that shape her in-person life, her online identity, and the internal monologue she carries between the two. It requires media literacy to critically consume image-driven content, adults who help close the gap between the girl she lives and the girl she performs, and platforms and policies that protect her.

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THE 2026 STATE OF THE GEORGIA GIRL REPORT