EXAMPLES OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS//
"Insightful, entertaining and uncannily honest, Delaney’s talk and Q & A made all the difference for our parent education event."
- Stephanie Landau
Co-Chair, Parent Ed Committee,
Dwight-Englewood School
"Dr. Ruston’s keynote was fabulous. I received great feedback!"
- Debra Webb
Executive Director,
Key Clubhouse of South Florida
"Delaney Ruston's opening keynote electrified and focused our annual conference of educators."
- Thomas Rochon
President,
Educational Records Bureau
PARENT AND SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS//
Ruston is often invited to speak in conjunction with a screening event of her Screenagers films or as a stand-alone presentation. Dr. Delaney shares surprising science and humorous stories that illustrate key solutions for better tech balance. She shares effective tools that have helped thousands of parents effectively address screen time issues with their kids, derived from Ruston’s 25 years as a physician and 12 years as a researcher of screen time solutions.
Topics Include:
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Parenting Screenagers: Time-tested solutions
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Screen Time and Child Development: What You Need to Know
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Promoting Mental Health in Digital Natives
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Balancing Tech in Schools and Businesses
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Youth Workshops: Leveraging Their Insight For Improved Online and Offline Experiences
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY PRESENTATIONS//
With her films UNLISTED, about her dad with schizophrenia, and HIDDEN PICTURES, about global mental health, Delaney has been invited to speak to groups around the world. She has used these films, in partnership with places such as NAMI and The World Health Organization, in creating campaigns to help raise awareness of the needs of families impacted by mental health challenges.
Topics Include:
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Rethinking How We Help Families Impacted by Mental Illness
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Global Mental Health Lessons
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The Power of Sharing Our Stories
COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS (examples-past talks)//
Parent Map
Sellen Construction
Core Club New York
The Northwest Film Forum
Greenwich Library and Schools
The Alabama Association of School Resource Officers
Better Business Bureau of Los Angeles
Grant Halliburton Foundation
Educational Records Bureau
Beyond School Hours Texas
Fauntleroy Church
St Andrew's Church
Southeast Uplift
Pixar
Genentech
The Gates Foundation
Young Entrepreneur's Organization Hong Kong
Union for Reform Judaism
The United Nations
TEDx Seattle
YPO Ottawa
Soho House
The CDC
Zulily
SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES (examples-past talks)//
Millbrook School
Bronxville School
Bay View Academy
Belmont Day School
Madison Middle School
Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's School
Oneonta City School District
Lincoln Elementary School
Battery Park City School
Glenbard School District
The Bush School, WA
Post Middle School
St. Andrews School
Rosarian Academy
Kuper Academy
The Brearley School
Bainbridge High School
Sidwell Friends School, DC
Hicksville School District, NY
Concordia School Paris, FR
Lycée International de Saint Germain-en-Laye, FR
University School of Milwaukee/REDgen
Town of Westport - K Godburn.
University of Technology Paris
University of Washington
Royal College of London
University of Kentucky
Harvard University
Duke University
HEALTH & MENTAL HEALTH GROUPS (examples-past talks)//
School Safety Summit, WA
Center For Disease Control (CDC)
The World Health Organization (WHO)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Conference
The National Council on Community Behavioral Health Convention
The American Psychiatric Association's Annual Conference
National Alliance on Mental Illness's Convention
International Student Counselor Association
Asia-Pacific Conference on Addiction
Compass Health
Gateway Community Services
Aspen Institute Children's Forum
Florida Council for Community Mental Health Conference
Childwise Health Institute, Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation
First Asia Pacific Conference of Addiction Professionals
Harvard's McLean Hospital Annual Event
King County Department of Mental Health
Travis County Medical Association
Recovery Cafe
Utah Valley Univ. Mental Health Conference