It’s the new great depression. Since the rise of social media, depression and feelings of hopelessness have skyrocketed among teens. Nearly half of teens say they agree with phrases like “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life” and “My life is not useful” — roughly twice as many as did just a … Read more
Dismal numbers released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate 15 percent of America’s children aged five to 17 recently received treatment for mental health conditions in 2021, raising concerns about the depth of the country’s ever-expanding mental health crisis. Adolescents showed the worst numbers in the data brief, with 18.9% of children … Read more
Kids these days — they lack the same goals that teenagers had back in 1999, like getting blotto at parties. Teens in 2022 drank far less or were sober more often throughout their high school years than teens in 1999 to 2001, according to a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review. … Read more
Social media continues to drive up depression and anxiety among teens, the surgeon general warns. Up to 95% of teens and 40% of children between the ages of 8 to 12 are on social media. And those spending more than three hours per day face double the risk for poor mental health as well as … Read more
Following a jaw surgery last January, Lindsey Sutherland’s daughter Ayli Dunk, 14, seemed like a different person. She had difficulty walking, talking and could barely recognize her own family, Sutherland, 37, told People. When Dunk’s breathing became unstable, causing her to pass out, she went for a CT scan. However, it showed no signs of … Read more
When Gianna Cabo began experiencing memory lapses and withdrawing from family and friends, her mom thought it was long COVID — certainly not dementia. “I felt like someone had just punched me in my heart. I sat there stunned,” Cabo’s mother, Rebecca Robertson, 50, told SWNS. “I thought this can’t be true, she’s only 19. … Read more
A heartbreaking new study lays bare the bleak reality of the US epidemic of violent crime. Harvard University researchers have analyzed gun violence data in Chicago over the course of a generation, collected from 2,418 residents between the years 1995 and 2021 to determine exposure to shootings by race, sex and birth year. “The idea … Read more
Young men who are heavy weed smokers could have a higher risk for developing schizophrenia, according to a new study. The research, which was published on May 4 in the journal Psychological Medicine, found that a shocking 30% of schizophrenia cases among men aged 21 to 30 could have been thwarted if they had averted … Read more
Pre-teens who are overweight or obese have stark differences in cognitive function and brain structure than their thinner counterparts, according to a new study. The team at Boston Children’s Hospital found that pre-teens who were obese had more trouble solving problems and thinking logically. The brain circuits that bear “higher-level cognitive functions, reward, emotional processing, … Read more
Jumbo balloon letters that spelled out “B-A-M-A,” a large cheese pizza topped with pepperoni in the shape of an “A” and a sea of crimson and white sweatshirts, banners and other University of Alabama swag set the scene of the splashy shindig. Welcome to Daniella Ortiz’s #BedParty — the viral TikTok hashtag with over 8.9 … Read more
The kids are not alright — to be roaming the mall. This past Friday, unaccompanied minors at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, were asked to leave — and escorted to the exits by security guards and police officers — when the clock struck 5:00 p.m. A small army of the gatekeepers were … Read more
As it has in so many harmful ways, the pandemic has amplified yet another dangerous trend among young people: the rise of eating disorders. Fueled by their round-the-clock use of social media, Americans under the age of 18 have high rates of “behavioral health conditions,” according to new data from Trilliant Health, with a 107.4% … Read more
One in four high school students identifies as homosexual, bisexual or is currently questioning their sexuality, according to new data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual report of 17,232 students found that in 2021, about three-quarters of teens between the ages of 14 and 18 claimed to be attracted only to the opposite … Read more
Up to 25% of middle and high school students are abusing prescription stimulants such as Adderall amid a national shortage of the ADHD drug, according to a sobering new study published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association. University of Michigan researchers analyzed survey answers from schools across the country to assess the use … Read more
New research suggests four in five millennials and Gen Xers can’t identify nonmelanoma skin cancer. The poll of 1,000 millennials and 1,000 Gen X respondents found that about 80% were unable to identify nonmelanoma skin cancer when shown the names to their corresponding images. Seventy-nine percent couldn’t identify squamous cell carcinoma, and 82% couldn’t identify … Read more
Students are increasingly leaving school — not with a degree, but with a mental health crisis. A new Gallup survey has reported that 41% of students who are currently enrolled in a postsecondary program have considered stopping their education in the past six months. The number has gone up significantly from the first year of … Read more
Put down the weed! Many across the country are using marijuana at an increasingly high rate – but researchers are begging young women who use the common drug to lay off after a shocking study. Researchers found young women who smoke the drug could be triggering severe fertility issues — like cutting the number of … Read more
Melbourne teenager has responded to those telling him he’s too young to get a job with an ingenious idea that is now making him $40 per hour on the weekend. Thirteen-year-old Ben Adler from Brighton has started his own business painting street numbers on people’s property for $20 a pop. He said he’s saving the … Read more
Kelly Gartland still remembers the feeling of excitement the day she got her driver’s license in 1993. Savoring her first real taste of freedom while behind the wheel of her family car, the then-17-year-old high schooler felt as if she was flying on the 10-minute drive from her home in Woonsocket, RI, to her part-time … Read more
A 19-year-old man in China has been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative condition — the youngest case ever reported. Source link