The 1st Workshop on Reclaiming the Narrative: Digital Recovery, AI, and Mitigating Harm in Social Media

This workshop explores the role of digital narratives on social media and their use or impact on recovery and healing processes. By integrating expertise from psychology, health, social sciences, and artificial intelligence, we aim to examine how narratives related to mental health, substance use disorder, and sexual abuse shape public discourse and personal experiences. Social media serves as a medium that can facilitate destigmatization and foster community, particularly in areas of mental health and sexual abuse, yet it also poses risks such as cyberbullying, the spread of misinformation, and exposure to harmful content. This workshop is structured around three key themes: Digital Recovery Narratives, Harm Reduction & Healing in the Digital Age, and Shame & Intersectional Stigma.  We seek to gather experts to offer a comprehensive perspective on leveraging these narratives for a deeper understanding of individual and collective recovery paths, thereby transforming our approach to digital interaction and support. We welcome both archival and non-archival submissions from a diverse range of disciplines. Furthermore, we are open to technical and non-technical contributions, and we particularly encourage submissions that focus on low-resourced languages and the study of under-represented communities.

Important Dates 

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2024 (Extended) March 24, 2024 

Notifications: April 26, 2024 April 14, 2024

Camera-Ready Due: May 5, 2024

Workshop Day: June 3, 2024

Submission Page:

EasyChair portal: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=narrate2024 

Contact: 

reclaiming.narrative@gmail.com