A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.
Tag: Teenagers and Adolescence
Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers
A proposal, and the rapid retreat that followed, both elicited waggish mockery and highlighted a serious economic problem.
Surgeon General Warns of Youth Mental Health Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic intensified a rise in adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress that was underway before the spring of 2020.
The pandemic worsened young people’s mental health crisis.
The message came as part of a rare public advisory from the nation’s top physician, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy.
At COP26, Youth Want Action, Accountability as Protesters Rally
For many, the climate conference has inspired mixed emotions: concern that their voices were not really being listened to, but also hope that their presence would help drive change.
Covid Vaccines and Children: Is One Dose Better Than Two?
Myocarditis, a rare side effect, occurs mostly after the second dose. So in some countries, officials are trying out single doses for children.
U.K. Authorizes Covid Vaccinations for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The governments of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are now free to put mass vaccination campaigns into place.
C.D.C. Finds Spike in E.R. Trips Linked to Suspected Suicide Among Teen Girls
“The findings from this study suggest more severe distress among young females than has been identified in previous reports,” the C.D.C. said.
Teens Are Rarely Hospitalized With Covid, but Cases Can Be Severe
Adolescents were hospitalized with Covid three times as often as with flu, researchers reported. Nearly one-third wound up in I.C.U.s.
C.D.C. Advisers Endorse Pfizer Vaccine for Children Ages 12 to 15
Immunizations will quickly begin nationwide, officials predicted.