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Overlooking the key causes of fatigue may mean missing important opportunities to support teenage girls’ health and wellbeing.
TikTok’s lawsuit fits a pattern – from cigarettes to opioids – of courts stepping in where lawmakers won’t.
New Penn State research on nearly 200,000 Pennsylvania teens finds everyday bonds with family, school and community may help prevent youth suicide.
Chatbots are becoming commonplace in teens’ lives, but these tools were never developed or validated for mental health support.
Building relationships and creating equitable opportunities are critical to engaging Detroit’s young people in safe and positive activities.
Studies increasingly show that how kids are using screens is more important than the exact amount of time they’re spending on them – and parents and caregivers tend to know what’s best for their families.
Teens fare better when both fathers and mothers play key parenting roles, including talking with them about sensitive subjects that were once considered only a mom’s role.
Honest conversations between parents and teens can help incoming college students make safer choices and be more aware of risks.
Young people don’t all contribute in the same way, and understanding the broader picture is the starting point for adults who want to support them.
Not all engagement with AI chatbots looks the same – far from it.
While cellphone bans at schools can help students connect more with peers, they can also make students feel less safe and independent.
Angry, sad, worried, anxious. If your teen has ‘big feelings’ after the social media ban, here’s how to support them and keep your relationship intact.
A host of other restrictions will affect social media use in the coming months. Our research shows teens worry about them – and will find a way around them.
More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.
‘The sex talk’ is not one single conversation. Here’s how to get started even if this seems super awkward.
Parents can help their Black and Hispanic teens handle online racism by talking it through, but monitoring internet use can backfire.
A suicide attempt doesn’t always involve prior planning or thinking. But there are warnings signs.
The summer months can be especially deadly for teenage drivers. Training, road restrictions and adult guidance can help teen drivers stay safe during the summer and beyond.
Those songs act as a musical key to a neurological time capsule that transports us back to the intense emotions of our adolescent brain – a time of many firsts.
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Chief Program Officer, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Senior Research Fellow in Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Psychiatry & Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Adjunct Professor, Simon Fraser University
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Dean and Walter H. Annenberg Chair in Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Education & Communications Coordinator, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco
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Associate professor, RMIT University