teens

With teens, it doesn't help to just say no to screen time. Instead, experts suggest teaching them to be smarter viewers of content, and learn to recognize how influencers and algorithms can manipulate them.

At First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, a therapist was fielding 10 calls a week from parents of teens who needed mental health help. Now the church is part of a national pilot intervention and study to address suicide risk among Black teens.

Today's teens are being exposed to the deceptive marketing strategies of e-cigarette companies. Studies have shown adolescents who see tobacco-related content on social media channels are significantly more susceptible to start vaping than peers who did not come across these advertisements. Dr. Delaney Ruston explains the dangers of teen vaping and its effects like lung damage and exposure to harmful chemicals.

Provisional data from 2022 showed a bright spot in the trend of rising suicides in the U.S.

A new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows that teens suffering from these often-dangerous behaviors make up the largest group of repeat ER visitors, surpassing those with depression and suicidal tendencies.

A Pearland teen is speaking out after a majority of her peers responded to a survey saying they thought about committing suicide. The findings are in line with what mental health professionals are saying: teens are facing a mental health crisis.

Approximately 1 in 11 female and 1 in 15 male high school students report having experienced physical dating violence in the last year. Young women ages…