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SF parents
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killings

Fast police actions kept preschool through 3rd grade children safe during a mosque shooting, but witnesses and grieving families face elevated mental health risks.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Op-Ed | He went to the ER 15 times. New York still had no plan. | amNewYork

New York’s behavioral health system fails children with complex needs, sending them home without plans and leaving long gaps and waitlists that cause repeated crises.
#social-media
Intellectual property law
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

What an LA County Court case means for the future of social media | Computer Weekly

Social media companies were found negligent for app design that encouraged compulsive engagement, leading to $3m damages and $3m punitive damages.
Law
fromFortune
2 months ago

Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark child social media harm case, ordered to pay $3 million-with punitive damages still to come | Fortune

Meta and YouTube were found liable for negligence in a lawsuit regarding harm to children using their platforms.
Intellectual property law
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

What an LA County Court case means for the future of social media | Computer Weekly

Social media companies were found negligent for app design that encouraged compulsive engagement, leading to $3m damages and $3m punitive damages.
Law
fromFortune
2 months ago

Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark child social media harm case, ordered to pay $3 million-with punitive damages still to come | Fortune

Meta and YouTube were found liable for negligence in a lawsuit regarding harm to children using their platforms.
more#social-media
Mental health
fromScary Mommy
2 weeks ago

Goldie Hawn Shares Her Advice For Raising Kind, Emotionally Resilient Kids

Goldie Hawn founded MindUP and created a children's book series promoting emotional resilience, kindness, and mindfulness as essential components of child development alongside food, sleep, and love.
#gaza
Mental health
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Silent suffering': Why children in Gaza are losing their ability to speak

1.1 million children in Gaza need mental health support due to trauma and injuries, leading to speech loss from psychological distress or physical damage.
Mental health
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Silent suffering': Why children in Gaza are losing their ability to speak

1.1 million children in Gaza need mental health support due to trauma and injuries, leading to speech loss from psychological distress or physical damage.
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Parenting
fromMindful
1 month ago

Raising Happy Children In Challenging Times: Practices that Build Essential Skills For Well-Being

Happiness is attainable and essential for well-being, even amid life's challenges.
#meta
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

What the Meta and YouTube Lawsuits Say About Kids and Social

U.S. juries found that Meta and YouTube harm children's mental health and safety through addictive design and insufficient safeguards.
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

What the Meta and YouTube Lawsuits Say About Kids and Social

U.S. juries found that Meta and YouTube harm children's mental health and safety through addictive design and insufficient safeguards.
Law
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Meta found guilty of harming children's safety and mental health in New Mexico trial

Meta was found liable for harming children's mental health and concealing information about child exploitation on its platforms.
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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Tech companies have gone too far' in prioritising commercial instincts peer

The Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism and advocates for social media regulations to protect children's mental health.
#social-media-addiction
fromLAist
3 months ago
Mental health

Two California courtrooms hear how companies may have hooked kids on social media

fromLAist
3 months ago
Mental health

Two California courtrooms hear how companies may have hooked kids on social media

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#social-media-litigation
fromFortune
3 months ago
US news

Big tech's tobacco or opioid moment? 'Reckoning' seen in swirl of social media addiction trials | Fortune

fromFortune
3 months ago
Tech industry

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube finally face day in court over whether they peddle addictive products to kids | Fortune

fromFortune
3 months ago
US news

Big tech's tobacco or opioid moment? 'Reckoning' seen in swirl of social media addiction trials | Fortune

fromFortune
3 months ago
Tech industry

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube finally face day in court over whether they peddle addictive products to kids | Fortune

more#social-media-litigation
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
3 months ago

Children 'bombarded' with weight-loss drug ads online, commissioner warns

Children are routinely exposed to online advertisements for weight-loss injections, diet products, skin-lightening treatments and cosmetic procedures, prompting calls for stricter social media regulation.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
3 months ago

PREMIUM There are long-lasting, negative effects for children like Liam Ramos who are detained or watch their parents be deported

Childhood exposure to immigration enforcement significantly increases long-term mental-health risks; exposed children are about twice as likely to suffer anxiety in young adulthood.
fromNBC4 Washington
3 months ago

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms - Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube - deliberately addict and harm children. Jury selection starts this week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It's the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.
Law
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#online-safety
fromIndependent
4 months ago
Parenting

Parents of Ireland Survey reveals rising concern over children's mental health, cost of living and use of mobile phones

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Parenting

Parents of Ireland Survey reveals rising concern over children's mental health, cost of living and use of mobile phones

more#online-safety
#social-media-regulation
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. Here's how to lower the risks

AI chatbots are increasingly used by teens and can harm social development, mental health, and safety, prompting widespread parental concern and few existing safeguards.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
5 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Goldie Hawn shares her gratitude and joy after receiving Make-A-Wish Gala honor

Goldie Hawn received the Power of a Wish Award at the Make-A-Wish Los Angeles Gala for advocating children's mental health and joy-based healing.
#screen-time
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

The Digital Reset That Kids (and Parents) Need Right Now

Excessive screen time harms children's mental health and adds stress to parenting.
American kids require a digital reset post-pandemic, with parental involvement being key.
Parent communities play a vital role in establishing healthy digital norms.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

The Digital Reset That Kids (and Parents) Need Right Now

Excessive screen time harms children's mental health and adds stress to parenting.
American kids require a digital reset post-pandemic, with parental involvement being key.
Parent communities play a vital role in establishing healthy digital norms.
more#screen-time
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s

European Parliament calls for banning social media for under-16s unless parents allow, urging restrictions and disabling addictive platform features to protect children's mental health.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Denmark to ban social media for under-15s as PM warns it is stealing childhood'

Denmark will ban social media for under-15s, allow parental consent from 13, citing links to anxiety, depression, reduced interaction, reading difficulties and harmful screen exposure.
#parenting
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Arts
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
8 months ago

Jasleen Kaur, Michael Rakowitz, Jeremy Deller and Massive Attack among 77 creatives to join Gaza fundraiser poster campaign

Seventy-seven artists contributed posters to a fundraising book supporting the Ajyal Foundation for Education, which supplies rehabilitation and mental health support for children focused on Gaza.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Children detained under Mental Health Act held for hours in A&E departments

Young children detained under the Mental Health Act are frequently held for many hours in A&E under police control instead of specialist mental health suites.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
8 months ago

When Political Violence Becomes Kids' Content

Continuous, repetitive media exposure to violent or traumatic events saturates children's feeds and can produce vicarious trauma and increased psychological stress before adults can intervene.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
8 months ago

Mum 'angry' at adopted child therapy funding cuts

Government reduced per-child adoption therapy funding from £7,500 to £3,000, restricting specialist therapy access and prompting parental fears about children’s regression and wellbeing.
Mental health
fromFuturism
9 months ago

A New Paper Just Found Something Horrifying About Kids Who Get Phones Early in Life

Access to smartphones before age 13 increases severe mental health issues in young adults.
fromPsychology Today
10 months ago

6 Ways to Help a Child With Neuroinflammation Navigate Summer

Low-demand, familiar routines help children with neuroimmune reactive avoidance feel safer during summer by providing predictable daily structure, which supports nervous system regulation.
Parenting
US news
fromBoston.com
10 months ago

Real risk to youth mental health is 'addictive use,' not screen time alone, study finds

Addictive use of technology correlates with higher suicidal thoughts in children, not just screen time duration.
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