How Football Affects Your Child’s Brain Health
For young football players, what matters is fewer years of contact and fewer hits within those years.
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Are We Reaching People in Crisis — or Just Counting the Ones Who Call?
Billions were spent on the 988 lifeline, but fewer than 1 in 5 people in crisis use it. Here is what research reveals about the gap in mental health care.
You Cannot Make Football Safe for a Child’s Brain, but You Can Make It Safer
Football cannot be made completely safe for a child’s brain, but smart choices can lower the risk. Discover how flag leagues and reduced contact protect youth.
Discharged to Die: Doctors and Hospitals Across the U.S. Fail to Treat Patients With Addiction
An investigation into hospitals turning away patients with severe addiction, and the stigma inside U.S. medicine that leaves most people untreated.
The Lindsey Clancy Murder Trial
Women nationwide watch the Lindsay Clancy trial and see themselves in her story, plus an investigation into hospitals that fail patients with addiction.
Scores of Women Witness the Trial of Lindsey Clancy, Many Believing ‘She Could Be One of Us.’
Inside the Lindsay Clancy trial, where mothers nationwide are watching a jury weigh insanity vs. guilt and asking what the mental health system owes them.
Meta Pays $17 Billion Settlement for Lawsuit Over Child Harm
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion and reshape how its platforms operate after 47 states argued that they are harmful and also addictive to children by design.
The Crisis Line for LGBTQ+ Youth Is Coming Back, but Without the Group That Built It
The "Press 3" option is slated to return this fall — but without the support of The Trevor Project, which piloted the program.
Meta’s $17 Billion Reckoning for Teen Social Media Addiction
The company is reshaping its Facebook and Instagram platforms after 47 states argued its content was addictive by design.
Antidepressants Don’t Always Work, But Alternative Treatments May Help
Treatment-resistant depression affects roughly 31% of those treated for depression in the United States, according to the Yale Depression Research Program.
Bigorexia Is Not Recognized by Insurers — And Men and Boys Suffer for It
Men make up roughly one-third of people who struggle with eating disorders in the U.S. That gap is widest around bigorexia, or muscle dysmorphia.
Dads’ Paid Parental Leave Is Good for Families
A look at how the whole family benefits when dads receive paid parental leave.
A Pediatrician’s Warning: Chatbots are Grooming Kids
A majority of teens now talk with chatbots on platforms like ChatGPT, and around 9% of teens use Character.AI.
Dads’ Paid Parental Leave Is Good for Families
A look at how the whole family benefits when dads receive paid parental leave.
When Protecting Kids From Risk Goes Too Far
We explore childhood independence and the psychological cost of shielding kids from risk.
Did Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Try to Jump Overboard? Families and a Senator Press for Answers
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to jump overboard in recent months, Military Times reports.
When Protecting Kids Becomes Its Own Kind of Harm
Helicopter parenting and inflated stranger-danger panic have converged to leave both parents and kids feeling more stressed.
How to Save a Life: Lessons From 2 Bridges, 15 Years Apart
David Bartley, a suicide prevention expert who survived an attempt himself, on what saves lives.
One in Six of Americans Takes an Antidepressant. Almost No Research Explains How to Stop Taking Them.
In a powerfully reported essay, the New York Times looked at an issue that has long plagued users trying to top antidepressants.
How Neighbors Are Saving Lives Through Overdose Reversal
How many community people transition from life savers to ‘super savers.’
Profit-Driven Dementia Care Leads to Violence and Even Death
Violence between residents is a frequent occurrence in dementia and memory care facilities, sometimes resulting in death.
More Teens Are Turning to AI for Emotional Support
For many youth, chatbots are their primary source of guidance.