Changing the Conversation about Today’s Pornography: Emerging Public Health Research on Brain Development, Economics of the Industry, and Impacts on Kids

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and partners invite you to attend this free day-long journey where we’ll learn about emerging research that reveals the harms of pornography, including neurobiology and addiction, inner workings of the online pornography industry, health impacts, and impacts on kids. The symposium will feature a panel of people who have experienced harms from pornography and will feature artwork from survivors of violence, including people who have been used and victimized in the pornography industry. Through small group discussions, we’ll practice how we can each change the conversation about pornography at work, at home, and in our communities. Promising solutions from around the world will be discussed, and emphasis will also be placed on actions conference participants can take to start changing the conversation on this issue from harmless to harmful.

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Changing the Conversation about Today’s Pornography: Emerging Public Health Research on Brain Development, Economics of the Industry, and Impacts on Kids