by Paula Ambrose, principal of Behavioral Health, manager of Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky youth mental health initiative For many families, back-to-school season comes with a familiar checklist: buying school supplies, coordinating schedules, and preparing for homework. But there’s one item that deserves equal attention: your teen’s mental health. According to Blue Shield of California’s...Read More
Cyber bullying victims turning up with PTSD symptoms, warn doctors Hyderabad: What begins as trolling, morphed images or public shaming on social media is increasingly ending in psychiatric clinics, with doctors in Hyderabad reporting a rise in young adults seeking help for severe psychological distress and, in some cases, symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder...Read More
A new study of 4,200 adolescents revealed that cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it almost always functions as an extension of physical and verbal aggression already present in the school environment. The study, conducted at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) in Brazil, mapped students’ involvement profiles and found that the lines between victims...Read More
NEED TO KNOW Aanya Mukherjee says severe harassment at her former school in California affected her confidence, mental health and her grades About a year ago, the 17-year-old founded Buy Yourself Flowers after noticing other teens were often excluded from mental health discussions Her nonprofit has since donated about 500 mental health toolkits, called “bloom...Read More
“The support of my family and friends was really the flow that helped get me through everything, and they continually moored me back to the person that I am,” she said. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Monica Lewinsky, whose name became globally recognized in 1989 during the scandal involving an affair with President Bill Clinton, shared her...Read More
Meta Platforms reached multibillion-dollar agreements with state authorities Wednesday that would place its treatment of young Facebook and Instagram users under judicially enforceable limits, resolving claims under state consumer-protection laws and federal child-privacy law. The principal agreement, reached with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and three US territories, provides for payments of up to...Read More
Social media in Poland is filled with talk of an online challenge that could be behind the attacks A police officer and a firefighter work at the site of a deadly attack at a school by a 15-year-old former pupil, in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Wyszkow County, northeast of Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2026. The Thursday incident came...Read More
Among 4,984 female adolescents surveyed, 8% reported experiencing cyberbullying in the previous 12 months, while 12% had MDD. 10 October, 2026, 09:40 am Last modified: 10 October, 2026, 09:45 am Representational image.Photo: Collected “> Representational image.Photo: Collected As the world observes Mental Health Day today, a study highlights the mental health risks of cyberbullying among...Read More
Friday, 9 October 2026 – The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is today marking National Child Safety Day with a special school visit alongside Gaelic Players Association (GPA) CEO Tom Parsons, helping to raise awareness of road safety among children and encourage safe habits from an early age. Tom Parsons joined the RSA at Naíonra Caitlin...Read More
Wolcott, N.Y. — A survivor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting visited Wayne County Friday to share a powerful message of resilience and the importance of school safety. Reichen Posey, who was a first grader when the shooting happened in 2012, spoke alongside his mother, Carly Posey, at North Rose-Wolcott High School. The...Read More
