Becca Randell

I am a Children’s Digital Consultant, founder of Empowering Digital Lives and author. I support parents and professionals, including teachers, to help both themselves and children and young people thrive online by promoting healthy digital habits, online safety, digital literacy and postive digital mental health and resilience.

I am an international speaker and thought leader in digital and AI. As Associate Director for Health Innovation Network, I am highly experienced in implementing cutting edge research and innovation into real world practice. I am also Chair of World Health Organisation Advisory Group focusing on public health innovation in mental health.

I started my career as a special needs teacher and I have over 25 years’ experience of commissioning children’s services across NHS and local authority. I am a Senior Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University of Sussex and have undertaken extensive research with children, young people, parents and professionals which has inspired me to create these digital wellbeing resources.

As both a parent of 2 “young adults” and experienced professional in digital mental health, I am passionate about enhancing digital wellbeing outcomes for children, young people, parents, and professionals. My work focuses on designing and delivering interventions that foster healthy, balanced relationships with technology and empower families and practitioners alike in navigating the digital world safely and positively.

I am Vice President of a Dementia Support and trustee of Stonepillow, a local homeless charity.  I have a deep love of travel, often choosing to step away from the digital world to reconnect with different cultures across the world.