Julie Scelfo

Parent Advocates · Mothers Against Media Addiction

Founded Mothers Against Media Addiction, a parent movement now organized in roughly 50 chapters across 23 states.

Julie Scelfo founded Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA), a U.S. parent organization that models itself on Mothers Against Drunk Driving, describing its mission as bringing that same organizing energy to children's media and device use. Since launching, MAMA says it has grown to roughly 50 chapters across 23 states, with parents meeting locally to share strategies for limiting kids' screen time and advocating for policy change. The organization positions itself as a grassroots counterweight to tech companies that market heavily to children, giving parents a structured, chapter-based way to organize rather than face the issue alone.