Mental health professionals encourage conversation after West Bountiful teen death
WEST BOUNTIFUL, Utah — Friends, family, and students at Viewmont High School are mourning the sudden death of a 16-year-old...
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Social media is driving teen mental health crisis, surgeon general warns
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, long a proponent of mental health awareness, has issued a warning that social media use is...
Beau Wilson New Mexico teen who killed three women struggled with mental health issues
Days after a New Mexico 18-year-old gunned down three elderly women in an indiscriminate shooting rampage, police have not yet...
White House announces new funding for teen mental health crisis: ‘Will help save lives’
As millions of Americans, particularly our young people, continue to struggle with worsening mental health challenges, the White House announced...
The toll of social media and smartphones on teen mental health : Short Wave : NPR
In 2009, only about half of teens said they used social media every day. By 2022, 95% of teens said...
TikTok, social media use targeted in Texas teen mental health bills
AUSTIN — At the start of a new school week, middle school teacher Chris Leal likes to check in with...
How America is grappling with its teen mental health crisis
Mary Oliver, a high school senior in the Silver Spring area of Maryland, was on a waitlist for two years...
Are screens causing a teen depression? Jean Twenge’s new book shows the link : Shots
For years, the research picture on how social media affects teen mental health has been murky. That is changing as...
Disrupted Synaptic Pruning a Key Factor in Teen Mental Health at Risk
Summary: According to research, problems with the brain’s ability to prune itself of unnecessary connections may be behind a wide...
How parents can combat the ongoing teen mental health crisis
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that three in five teen girls felt persistently sad...
Teen with suicidal behavior needed mental health parity laws enforced : Shots
If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or...
Coping with OCD as a Teen: A View from the Inside
In an earlier blog post, I presented part of an in-depth interview with Simone E., a thirteen-year-old living in Northern...
Opinion | Teen mental health crisis requires more access to care in schools
|AddFollowApril 1, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. EDT(Washington Post staff illustration; iStock) Comment on this storyCommentResponding to clamoring from parents, and...
Jonathan Haidt’s Take on Social Media and Teen Mental Health Is Statistically Flawed
The social psychologist and New York University professor Jonathan Haidt wants journalists to stop being wishy-washy about the teen girl...
4 Explanations for the Teen Mental-Health Crisis
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Adolescents in the U.S. are unhappier than they used to be. Between 2009 and today,...
The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech
The last minutes of 16-year-old Ian Ezquerra’s life were spent on Snapchat.Outwardly, the teenager, who had excelled in school and...
TikTok hearing live: Congress grills CEO on China concerns and teen mental health | TikTok
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWe are back in session, with testy questioning from...
This Florida approach to an alarming teen crisis is a paradigm shift
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having...
Teen girls dealing with mental health crisis need ‘connection’ most, doctors say
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide &...
NBC News’ Savannah Sellers On Teen Mental Health and Social Media
Savannah Sellers is an NBC News NOW anchor, co-host of Stay Tuned on Snapchat and an NBC News correspondent. She...
