Teenagers and Adolescence

Many Teens Report Emotional and Physical Abuse by Parents During Lockdown

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on adolescents’ mental health during the coronavirus pandemic suggests that for many teenagers who were ordered to stay at home, home was not always a safe place. A nationwide survey of 7,705 high school students conducted in the first half of 2021 built on earlier […]

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More Teenage Girls With Eating Disorders Wound Up in the E.R. During the Pandemic

During the pandemic, emergency rooms across the country reported an increase in visits from teenage girls dealing with eating and other disorders, including anxiety, depression and stress, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report provides new detail about the kinds of mental health issues affecting a generation of […]

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Rate of Myocarditis in Vaccinated Boys Slightly Higher Than Thought, Israeli Study Finds

Boys aged 12 to 15 have a small but increased risk of heart problems after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday. Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, occurred in one of 12,361 boys of that age group within a week of receiving a second dose, the study […]

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Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting international students work more hours. Reimbursing visa costs to lure backpackers. Easing isolation requirements for essential workers. But letting children drive forklifts? On Thursday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly retreated from a proposal, which he […]

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Doctors Debate Whether Trans Teens Need Therapy Before Hormones

But other trans health specialists are concerned by the sharp increase in adolescents who are referred to gender clinics, and worry that the desire for hormones and surgeries may be driven partly by peer influence on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube. “The kids presenting these days are very different than what I was […]

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How Do You Make Teen Comedies Today? Buy a High School.

Chris Weitz, the co-director of “American Pie” and one of the producers of Ms. Cohen’s film, attributes the shift to technology that puts audiences in control. “It was one thing when the gatekeepers, usually old fogies, controlled what kind of content was going to be put out about teens,” he said. “Now teens can get […]

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Instagram Faces Investigation Over Mental Health Impact on Teens

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general said on Thursday they had opened an investigation into Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, for promoting its social media app Instagram while knowing of mental and emotional harms caused by the service. At least 11 states are involved in the investigation, including California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, […]

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