Trauma Toggle will allow users to titrate language and triggering material to control their media consumption. With climate breakdown, COVID-19, political upheaval and worsening mental health, Trauma Toggle aims to increase citizen engagement, reducing news avoidance and vulnerability to predatory misinformation. Grace Quantock is combining real-world clinical experience as a counsellor and will co-create with journalists working in the field, marginalised audiences and technology developers to create a news prototype that’s trauma-informed.
Watch me explain Trauma Toggle and the research behind this work here.