Mental Health

It can be tempting to self-diagnose, but this is what teens should do instead.

Parents can make a big difference by using these strategies.

The video platform announces prohibited content and age restrictions.

Generative AI could help people who struggle with focus. But becoming a Dungeons & Dragons firbolg cleric still requires a human touch.

The Sound It Out campaign is designed to help teens open up about their feelings.

Online communities and conversations are providing long COVID survivors with support — and hope.

People who've been there before share their reasons for staying alive.

The doctors who treat teens explain how social media and screen time affects their patients.

ChatGPT has advice to offer, but should you take it?

In times like these, it's more than OK to just log off.

These books will help you get smart about the social-media discourse on mental health.

While some screen use may be problematic, practical tips can help you manage the risks.

Can virtual reality help people process what happened on their trip?

Breathwork tutorials are popular on social media, but experts say beginners should be cautious.

The intimate documentary shows Gomez in crisis, and yes, her revival, but not much of what happens in between.

Breathwork seems like one of those self-help techniques that you could easily learn on social media, but maybe it shouldn't be.

Seize the Awkward PSA shows why pretending everything is OK doesn't work.

Signs that a teen is worried about going back to school include this phrase.

"This is fundamentally a loss of bodily autonomy, which is not good for people's mental health."

New research suggests that too many restrictions backfire.

"I think that I started hating my body when I was about 14."

What to do when the politics of gun violence makes change seem impossible.

After years of progress toward acceptance, an attack on LGBTQ people fueled by social media makes them targets of hate.

SEL is supposed to help kids thrive. Now it's become the focus of right-wing outrage.

Are we doomed? Why you keep turning to social media for the answer — and ways to cope.