Turn It Off Today

  • TMA invites Texas families to Turn It Off Today by pledging to take a break from electronic devices.

    Electronic devices are addictive. Turn It Off Today calls attention to the direct correlation between excessive screen time and poor emotional and physical well-being. The program aims to reduce the amount of time people – especially children and adolescents – spend staring at their screens and to replace those habits with healthy activities like physical activity, social interaction, reading, and “green time” outdoors.

  • Turn It Off Today Flyer

    Set Family Guidelines

    Turn It Off Pledge Card

    Take the Pledge
  • Graphics, Pledge Cards and Flyers

    Promote the Turn It Off Today campaign in your community. Use TMA's Turn It Off Today toolkit and materials for sixteen downloadable graphics as well as pledge cards to share with your friends and family. 

    Community Outreach Toolkit (PDF)

    All Graphics and Materials

  • Free Texas Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN)

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    CPAN gives pediatricians and family physicians across Texas free telemedicine-based consultation and training on community psychiatry. A pediatrician or family physician caring for a patient with psychiatric needs can call CPAN and typically get professional advice in minutes.

    Using The CPAN Program
  • Pediatric Groups Declare “National State of Emergency” in Child Mental Health

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    At Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, pediatric attempted-suicide cases have increased about 104% from 2015 to 2020. This current crisis is part of a longer trend, and the focus of recent testimony before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on the behavioral health impact of the pandemic on children and adolescents.

    Statement and Initiatives Briefed
  • Additional Mental Health Resources

    Additional resources can be found on the  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) webpages.

    Media and Children - AAP

    Families and Youth - AACAP

  • Thank You

    TMA’s Turn It off Today initiative is generously funded by the TMA Foundation as well as gifts from physicians and their families.