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Teen angst is normal: 'Wellness' may backfire

WEBPhoto: Flavio Jose Pantera/PixabayMental health doesn't mean feeling good all the time, writes psychologist Lisa Damour in The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: …

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Teaching depression: Mental health programs can make students …

WEBMental health awareness campaigns aimed at teenagers may backfire, writes Ellen Barry in the New York Times. While the truly troubled may benefit, others …

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Study links early smartphone use with poor mental health

WEBAt what age did you get your first smartphone or tablet? The younger the age of getting the first smartphone, the worse the mental health," report Jon Haidt and …

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Happy days: Connect, care about others, cope

WEBHappy people are kind to others and to themselves, says Laurie Santos. The Yale psychology professor is offering a free, six-week course, the Science of Well-Being …

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Study: School closures 'largely explain' the youth mental health crisis

WEBPhoto: Alexander Grey/Pexels"School closures largely explain the deterioration of youth mental health" during the first wave of the pandemic, concludes a …

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Out-of-control students, overwhelmed teachers

WEBStudent misbehavior is driving teachers crazy -- and out of teaching write Leslie Bienen, a health policy consultant, and Christina Kennedy, an educator, in City …

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Surgeon General: Social media is hazardous for your kids' health

WEBSocial media is endangering the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents, warns Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in a 19-page advisory. Photo: …

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The therapist is online

WEBNew York City is offering free online therapy to teenagers 13 to 17 years old, reports Michael Elsen-Rooney on Chalkbeat. Teenagers can text, call or video chat with …

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How to succeed at college: Try doing the work

WEBPhoto: Alex Green/PexelsAnxious about their children's anxiety, parents are going into crisis mode when their 18-year-olds face the normal challenges of college life, …

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To protect kids, treat parents' addiction, mental illness

WEBThe best predictor of children's risk of severe neglect and abuse is not poverty, writes Naomi Schaefer Riley in City Journal. It's drug abuse and mental illness. …

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Warning: Too much 'trauma' talk encourages fragility

WEBI was wrong about trigger warnings, writes Jill Filipovic in The Atlantic. Writing for a feminist blog in 2008, she thought warning readers about topics such as …

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'We took care of our kids' -- but they lost a year in reading, math

WEB"While Wasatch District students gained two months of progress in math and reading compared to their same-age peers in 2019, Juab students lost roughly a year of …

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Scared and sad: Gen Z fears the world

WEBThe world is a dangerous place, teenagers and young adults believe. Members of Gen Z -- those born from the late 1990s to the early 2010s -- are more …

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Lonely on campus: Students are siloed, silenced

WEBAfraid to offend each other, college students are "siloed and silenced," creating an epidemic of loneliness on campus, writes Samuel Abrams, a professor of …

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Evidence is 'shaky' for 'gender affirming care,' says UK report

WEBThere's no reliable evidence that puberty blockers, hormones and surgery are the best treatment for children with "gender-related distress," concludes the Cass …

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Four years after 'two weeks to flatten the curve'

WEBPhoto: Amina Filkins/PexelsFour years ago, schools across the country closed their doors. It was supposed to be for two weeks or three or . . . Most schools stayed closed till the …

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Autism doesn't define me -- or make me a worthwhile person

WEBEmma Camp was diagnosed with autism in college, and embraced the explanation for her insecurities and personality quirks, she writes in a New York Times …

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'Ungrading' college

WEBMany colleges have dropped admissions tests to promote diversity and equity: Applicants who grew up with educated (or Asian) parents and went to rigorous schools …

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