A new global study from the World Happiness Report 2026 links heavy use of platforms like Instagram and TikTo to lower ...

Social media has become part of everyday life for billions of people, but the growing amount of time young users spend online ...

Australia's new ban on social media for under-16s should be judged on much more than whether adolescents stay offline, researchers say. Experts from Flinders University say success of the policy ...

With its inception in just 2020, World Teen Mental Wellness Day provided a new focus on the age-old challenge of attaining and maintaining mental wellness during adolescence. On March 2, around the ...

Parenting teenagers has always been challenging, but today’s parents face an unprecedented dilemma: protecting teens from digital dangers while respecting their need for independence and social ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Meta recently announced it will be using artificial intelligence ...

Approximately 20% of American adolescents experience a mental health disorder each year, a number that has been on the rise. Genetics and life events contribute, but because so many factors are ...

A Maryland psychologist shared his thoughts on teen social media use after a new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social ...

Likes, comments, and the dopamine hit of new notifications make it easy to get caught up in the endless entertainment of social media. Yet social media can also disrupt sleep, convey unrealistic views ...

A New Jersey program enlists high school and college students to help their peers who are struggling with mental health. The student-led Youth Planning Committee creates its own social media campaigns ...

Novu Wellness expands treatment programs in Atlanta focused on depression in teenagers, offering therapy and specialized care for adolescents across Georgia.