A new digital wellness festival has spun up to rally teenagers behind the idea that they do not always have to be online.

At Toronto’s Meridian Hall yesterday, Rally hosted thousands of young students, parents, teachers, experts, policymakers, and cultural leaders to unpack how the next generation of Canadians can build healthy relationships with and without technology.

“We want to help schools figure out solutions and help teenagers know that it’s okay to be unavailable.”

While a significant portion of the population rely heavily on their smartphones, Rally co-founder Keith Wallace highlighted that the emergence of social media and other tech platforms has coincided with a growing youth mental health crisis.

“There’s a real issue, and if we don’t start helping the teenagers today [wit

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