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Teen Artist Struggles With Pressure to Continue Competitive Water Polo
📰 Original title: Carolyn Hax: High-schooler is an artist but feels pressure to keep up with sport
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Teen Artist Struggles With Pressure to Continue Competitive Water Polo
📰 Original title: Carolyn Hax: High-schooler is an artist but feels pressure to keep up with sport
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Teen Artist Struggles With Pressure to Continue Competitive Water Polo
📰 Original title: Carolyn Hax: High-schooler is an artist but feels pressure to keep up with sport
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Teen Artist Struggles With Pressure to Continue Competitive Water Polo
📰 Original title: Carolyn Hax: High-schooler is an artist but feels pressure to keep up with sport
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School Ties: Connection the Key to Student Wellbeing and Presence
New research shows strong school ties improve teen mental health and school attendance. Learn how belonging impacts students.
#StudentWellbeing, #SchoolAttendance, #TeenMentalHealth, #Education, #ManchesterUni
https://newsletter.tf/school-ties-boost-teen-mental-health-attendance/
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New study shows that positive school experiences and strong relationships with staff are key for teenagers' mental health and attendance. This is a significant finding for student wellbeing.
#StudentWellbeing, #SchoolAttendance, #TeenMentalHealth, #Education, #ManchesterUni
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DATE: May 15, 2026 at 10:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Puberty hormones shape the adolescent female brain before physical changes appear
A recent study has identified how specific puberty hormones relate to the physical structure and functional wiring of the adolescent female brain. The findings suggest that hormones like estradiol and testosterone are linked to distinct brain regions that support memory, emotion, and spatial awareness. This research was published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and emotional change driven largely by puberty. During this time, the brain undergoes significant development, which scientists suspect is influenced by rising hormone levels. These changes coincide with a higher risk for mental health issues like anxiety and depression, particularly in young females.
Exploring how hormones shape the developing female brain provides evidence that might explain the emergence of these emotional challenges. In the past, studies looking at the relationship between hormones and brain development in adolescents have produced mixed results. Many previous research efforts relied on small groups of participants.
In addition, older studies often focused on only one type of brain imaging at a time. This specific focus can make it difficult to see the full picture of how hormones affect the entire brain. To address these gaps, researchers wanted to look at multiple hormones and multiple brain imaging techniques simultaneously in a very large group of young females.
“Puberty is thought to influence how the adolescent brain develops, shaping social and emotional behavior,” said Muskan Khetan, a doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne and the lead author of the study. “Most research has focused on visible physical changes, but hormone changes actually begin earlier, before these signs appear, and we know far less about their effects on the brain.”
Khetan noted that this is an important gap, because hormones may serve as some of the earliest biological signals that puberty has begun. “Using a larger sample than is typical in this area of research, we set out to map how these hormonal changes organize the brain in adolescent girls, thereby helping us to better understand how this developmental period shapes social and emotional development,” Khetan said. “We focused on girls because their hormone patterns during puberty are more complex and have been relatively understudied.”
To conduct the study, the authors analyzed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which is a massive ongoing project tracking child health in the United States. They focused on a specific sample of 3,024 adolescent females. The participants ranged in age from eight to thirteen years old, with an average age of about ten.
The scientists measured the levels of three specific steroid hormones using saliva samples provided by the participants. These hormones included estradiol, which is a primary female sex hormone, as well as testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone. While testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone are often categorized as male hormones, they are present and active in females as well, playing a role in physical growth and brain development.
To understand the brain, the researchers used several different types of magnetic resonance imaging. First, they looked at structural imaging, which measures the physical shape, thickness, and volume of the brain’s gray matter. Gray matter consists of the main bodies of brain cells where information is processed and stored.
They also used diffusion-weighted imaging to look at the brain’s white matter. White matter acts like the brain’s communication highway, consisting of long nerve fibers that connect different regions and allow them to send signals to one another. Analyzing white matter helps researchers understand the strength and organization of these internal pathways.
The team also used functional magnetic resonance imaging to see how the brain operates over time. They measured resting-state connectivity, which shows how different brain networks communicate when a person is just lying still. They also recorded brain activity while the participants completed a specific task that required them to look at pictures of faces and places and remember what they had seen.
With all this data, the researchers applied an advanced mathematical model known as elastic-net regression. This statistical technique allowed them to look at hundreds of brain measurements simultaneously to find which ones best predicted the levels of the three hormones. They trained their model on a portion of the data and tested it on the rest, which helps ensure the results are reliable.
The researchers found that estradiol was most strongly associated with the physical structure of the prefrontal cortex and premotor regions. The prefrontal cortex is located at the front of the brain and helps manage complex behaviors like planning, regulating emotions, and working memory. Higher levels of estradiol were linked to variations in the thickness and folding of these specific areas.
Estradiol also showed a strong relationship with the brain’s resting-state functional connectivity. It was associated with how the visual networks communicated with the thalamus, a deep brain structure that relays sensory information. It was also linked to connections between memory-related brain networks and the caudate, an area involved in learning and action planning.
The two androgens, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, showed a different pattern of associations. These hormones were most strongly connected to the structure of the parietal and occipital lobes, which are located toward the back of the brain. These regions are primarily involved in processing visual information and spatial awareness, helping a person understand where objects are in their environment.
Higher levels of both testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone were associated with a thinner outer layer of the brain in these visual and spatial areas. While a thinner brain layer might sound negative, it is actually a normal part of brain maturation during adolescence. The brain typically prunes away unused connections to become more efficient as a child grows.
Dehydroepiandrosterone was the only hormone in the study that showed a relationship with how the brain functioned during the active memory and emotion task. Higher levels of this hormone were linked to increased activity in areas of the brain that process faces and emotions. This suggests that this specific hormone might play a role in how young females react to emotional situations.
Even though the hormones had their own unique associations, the researchers also found some overlapping effects. All three hormones were linked to the structure of the insula, a brain region involved in experiencing internal emotions, and the temporoparietal junction, which helps people understand the thoughts and feelings of others. They were also all associated with the white matter fibers connecting the left and right sides of the prefrontal cortex.
“What stood out was the overlapping effects of these hormones on the brain,” Khetan told PsyPost. “The existing literature tends to draw fairly clean lines, estradiol linked to emotional behavior, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone to visuospatial processing, but our data showed these hormones also converge on the same brain systems involved in social and emotional processing.”
Khetan explained that this overlap actually reflects well-established biology. “Testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone can be converted into estradiol in the body, where it then acts on the same receptors,” Khetan said. “Seeing that shared biological mechanism reflected in brain patterns was one of the more interesting aspects of what we found.”
The magnitude of these hormone-brain connections is also an important piece of the puzzle. “The core message is that puberty is a sensitive period, and hormonal changes may be reshaping the brain even before physical development is visible,” Khetan explained. “Our study doesn’t directly measure behavior or clinical outcomes, but it shows that these hormones are actively organizing brain systems central to both emotion and visuospatial processing.”
Khetan pointed out that the statistical effects they found were small, which is a common occurrence in hormone research because hormone levels can vary a lot from person to person. Because of this high variability, large studies are needed to identify reliable biological patterns. “In short, puberty is not just about visible physical changes,” Khetan added. “Important hormonal shifts shape the brain, and thereby behavior.”
As with all research, there are some limitations to consider. “This study identifies associations, it does not establish cause and effect,” Khetan noted. “It’s also worth noting that we examined hormone-brain relationships at a single point in time rather than tracking individuals longitudinally, so we can’t yet speak to how these patterns unfold over the course of development.”
Because age and puberty happen at the same time, it can be difficult to separate changes caused specifically by hormones from changes that just happen naturally as a child gets older. “These findings are best read as an early contribution to understanding how hormones shape the adolescent brain, not as a complete picture,” Khetan said. “Translating these brain-level findings into specific behavioral or clinical outcomes will require further research.”
Another limitation is that the researchers only studied females. Because the scientists did not have estradiol measurements for the males in the broader study, they could not compare the two sexes. Future research will need to include both males and females to see if these hormone-brain relationships apply universally.
Looking ahead, the researchers hope to build on this work by examining how biology and life experiences intersect. “Collecting non-invasive hormonal data from adolescents is genuinely challenging, which is part of why this area remains understudied,” Khetan said. “My broader goal is to understand not just how hormone levels change during puberty, but how those changes interact with environmental factors, such as stress or adversity, and with physical development, to shape the brain and mental health over time.”
Khetan is especially interested in what drives individual differences, specifically why some adolescents show greater vulnerability while others remain resilient. “My own research points to two additional layers of complexity: the timing and pace at which hormones rise matter beyond their absolute levels, and the way hormones fluctuate across a month varies between individuals in ways that appear relevant to adaptability and risk,” Khetan explained. “Ultimately, I hope this line of research can help identify early biological markers that flag who may be most at risk, before problems have a chance to emerge.”
The study, “Pubertal Hormones and the Early Adolescent Female Brain: A Multimodality Brain MRI Study,” was authored by Muskan Khetan, Nandita Vijayakumar, Ye Ella Tian, Megan M Herting, Michele O’Connell, Marc Seal, and Sarah Whittle.
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DATE: May 15, 2026 at 10:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Puberty hormones shape the adolescent female brain before physical changes appear
A recent study has identified how specific puberty hormones relate to the physical structure and functional wiring of the adolescent female brain. The findings suggest that hormones like estradiol and testosterone are linked to distinct brain regions that support memory, emotion, and spatial awareness. This research was published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and emotional change driven largely by puberty. During this time, the brain undergoes significant development, which scientists suspect is influenced by rising hormone levels. These changes coincide with a higher risk for mental health issues like anxiety and depression, particularly in young females.
Exploring how hormones shape the developing female brain provides evidence that might explain the emergence of these emotional challenges. In the past, studies looking at the relationship between hormones and brain development in adolescents have produced mixed results. Many previous research efforts relied on small groups of participants.
In addition, older studies often focused on only one type of brain imaging at a time. This specific focus can make it difficult to see the full picture of how hormones affect the entire brain. To address these gaps, researchers wanted to look at multiple hormones and multiple brain imaging techniques simultaneously in a very large group of young females.
“Puberty is thought to influence how the adolescent brain develops, shaping social and emotional behavior,” said Muskan Khetan, a doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne and the lead author of the study. “Most research has focused on visible physical changes, but hormone changes actually begin earlier, before these signs appear, and we know far less about their effects on the brain.”
Khetan noted that this is an important gap, because hormones may serve as some of the earliest biological signals that puberty has begun. “Using a larger sample than is typical in this area of research, we set out to map how these hormonal changes organize the brain in adolescent girls, thereby helping us to better understand how this developmental period shapes social and emotional development,” Khetan said. “We focused on girls because their hormone patterns during puberty are more complex and have been relatively understudied.”
To conduct the study, the authors analyzed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which is a massive ongoing project tracking child health in the United States. They focused on a specific sample of 3,024 adolescent females. The participants ranged in age from eight to thirteen years old, with an average age of about ten.
The scientists measured the levels of three specific steroid hormones using saliva samples provided by the participants. These hormones included estradiol, which is a primary female sex hormone, as well as testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone. While testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone are often categorized as male hormones, they are present and active in females as well, playing a role in physical growth and brain development.
To understand the brain, the researchers used several different types of magnetic resonance imaging. First, they looked at structural imaging, which measures the physical shape, thickness, and volume of the brain’s gray matter. Gray matter consists of the main bodies of brain cells where information is processed and stored.
They also used diffusion-weighted imaging to look at the brain’s white matter. White matter acts like the brain’s communication highway, consisting of long nerve fibers that connect different regions and allow them to send signals to one another. Analyzing white matter helps researchers understand the strength and organization of these internal pathways.
The team also used functional magnetic resonance imaging to see how the brain operates over time. They measured resting-state connectivity, which shows how different brain networks communicate when a person is just lying still. They also recorded brain activity while the participants completed a specific task that required them to look at pictures of faces and places and remember what they had seen.
With all this data, the researchers applied an advanced mathematical model known as elastic-net regression. This statistical technique allowed them to look at hundreds of brain measurements simultaneously to find which ones best predicted the levels of the three hormones. They trained their model on a portion of the data and tested it on the rest, which helps ensure the results are reliable.
The researchers found that estradiol was most strongly associated with the physical structure of the prefrontal cortex and premotor regions. The prefrontal cortex is located at the front of the brain and helps manage complex behaviors like planning, regulating emotions, and working memory. Higher levels of estradiol were linked to variations in the thickness and folding of these specific areas.
Estradiol also showed a strong relationship with the brain’s resting-state functional connectivity. It was associated with how the visual networks communicated with the thalamus, a deep brain structure that relays sensory information. It was also linked to connections between memory-related brain networks and the caudate, an area involved in learning and action planning.
The two androgens, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, showed a different pattern of associations. These hormones were most strongly connected to the structure of the parietal and occipital lobes, which are located toward the back of the brain. These regions are primarily involved in processing visual information and spatial awareness, helping a person understand where objects are in their environment.
Higher levels of both testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone were associated with a thinner outer layer of the brain in these visual and spatial areas. While a thinner brain layer might sound negative, it is actually a normal part of brain maturation during adolescence. The brain typically prunes away unused connections to become more efficient as a child grows.
Dehydroepiandrosterone was the only hormone in the study that showed a relationship with how the brain functioned during the active memory and emotion task. Higher levels of this hormone were linked to increased activity in areas of the brain that process faces and emotions. This suggests that this specific hormone might play a role in how young females react to emotional situations.
Even though the hormones had their own unique associations, the researchers also found some overlapping effects. All three hormones were linked to the structure of the insula, a brain region involved in experiencing internal emotions, and the temporoparietal junction, which helps people understand the thoughts and feelings of others. They were also all associated with the white matter fibers connecting the left and right sides of the prefrontal cortex.
“What stood out was the overlapping effects of these hormones on the brain,” Khetan told PsyPost. “The existing literature tends to draw fairly clean lines, estradiol linked to emotional behavior, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone to visuospatial processing, but our data showed these hormones also converge on the same brain systems involved in social and emotional processing.”
Khetan explained that this overlap actually reflects well-established biology. “Testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone can be converted into estradiol in the body, where it then acts on the same receptors,” Khetan said. “Seeing that shared biological mechanism reflected in brain patterns was one of the more interesting aspects of what we found.”
The magnitude of these hormone-brain connections is also an important piece of the puzzle. “The core message is that puberty is a sensitive period, and hormonal changes may be reshaping the brain even before physical development is visible,” Khetan explained. “Our study doesn’t directly measure behavior or clinical outcomes, but it shows that these hormones are actively organizing brain systems central to both emotion and visuospatial processing.”
Khetan pointed out that the statistical effects they found were small, which is a common occurrence in hormone research because hormone levels can vary a lot from person to person. Because of this high variability, large studies are needed to identify reliable biological patterns. “In short, puberty is not just about visible physical changes,” Khetan added. “Important hormonal shifts shape the brain, and thereby behavior.”
As with all research, there are some limitations to consider. “This study identifies associations, it does not establish cause and effect,” Khetan noted. “It’s also worth noting that we examined hormone-brain relationships at a single point in time rather than tracking individuals longitudinally, so we can’t yet speak to how these patterns unfold over the course of development.”
Because age and puberty happen at the same time, it can be difficult to separate changes caused specifically by hormones from changes that just happen naturally as a child gets older. “These findings are best read as an early contribution to understanding how hormones shape the adolescent brain, not as a complete picture,” Khetan said. “Translating these brain-level findings into specific behavioral or clinical outcomes will require further research.”
Another limitation is that the researchers only studied females. Because the scientists did not have estradiol measurements for the males in the broader study, they could not compare the two sexes. Future research will need to include both males and females to see if these hormone-brain relationships apply universally.
Looking ahead, the researchers hope to build on this work by examining how biology and life experiences intersect. “Collecting non-invasive hormonal data from adolescents is genuinely challenging, which is part of why this area remains understudied,” Khetan said. “My broader goal is to understand not just how hormone levels change during puberty, but how those changes interact with environmental factors, such as stress or adversity, and with physical development, to shape the brain and mental health over time.”
Khetan is especially interested in what drives individual differences, specifically why some adolescents show greater vulnerability while others remain resilient. “My own research points to two additional layers of complexity: the timing and pace at which hormones rise matter beyond their absolute levels, and the way hormones fluctuate across a month varies between individuals in ways that appear relevant to adaptability and risk,” Khetan explained. “Ultimately, I hope this line of research can help identify early biological markers that flag who may be most at risk, before problems have a chance to emerge.”
The study, “Pubertal Hormones and the Early Adolescent Female Brain: A Multimodality Brain MRI Study,” was authored by Muskan Khetan, Nandita Vijayakumar, Ye Ella Tian, Megan M Herting, Michele O’Connell, Marc Seal, and Sarah Whittle.
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DATE: May 15, 2026 at 10:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Puberty hormones shape the adolescent female brain before physical changes appear
A recent study has identified how specific puberty hormones relate to the physical structure and functional wiring of the adolescent female brain. The findings suggest that hormones like estradiol and testosterone are linked to distinct brain regions that support memory, emotion, and spatial awareness. This research was published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and emotional change driven largely by puberty. During this time, the brain undergoes significant development, which scientists suspect is influenced by rising hormone levels. These changes coincide with a higher risk for mental health issues like anxiety and depression, particularly in young females.
Exploring how hormones shape the developing female brain provides evidence that might explain the emergence of these emotional challenges. In the past, studies looking at the relationship between hormones and brain development in adolescents have produced mixed results. Many previous research efforts relied on small groups of participants.
In addition, older studies often focused on only one type of brain imaging at a time. This specific focus can make it difficult to see the full picture of how hormones affect the entire brain. To address these gaps, researchers wanted to look at multiple hormones and multiple brain imaging techniques simultaneously in a very large group of young females.
“Puberty is thought to influence how the adolescent brain develops, shaping social and emotional behavior,” said Muskan Khetan, a doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne and the lead author of the study. “Most research has focused on visible physical changes, but hormone changes actually begin earlier, before these signs appear, and we know far less about their effects on the brain.”
Khetan noted that this is an important gap, because hormones may serve as some of the earliest biological signals that puberty has begun. “Using a larger sample than is typical in this area of research, we set out to map how these hormonal changes organize the brain in adolescent girls, thereby helping us to better understand how this developmental period shapes social and emotional development,” Khetan said. “We focused on girls because their hormone patterns during puberty are more complex and have been relatively understudied.”
To conduct the study, the authors analyzed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which is a massive ongoing project tracking child health in the United States. They focused on a specific sample of 3,024 adolescent females. The participants ranged in age from eight to thirteen years old, with an average age of about ten.
The scientists measured the levels of three specific steroid hormones using saliva samples provided by the participants. These hormones included estradiol, which is a primary female sex hormone, as well as testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone. While testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone are often categorized as male hormones, they are present and active in females as well, playing a role in physical growth and brain development.
To understand the brain, the researchers used several different types of magnetic resonance imaging. First, they looked at structural imaging, which measures the physical shape, thickness, and volume of the brain’s gray matter. Gray matter consists of the main bodies of brain cells where information is processed and stored.
They also used diffusion-weighted imaging to look at the brain’s white matter. White matter acts like the brain’s communication highway, consisting of long nerve fibers that connect different regions and allow them to send signals to one another. Analyzing white matter helps researchers understand the strength and organization of these internal pathways.
The team also used functional magnetic resonance imaging to see how the brain operates over time. They measured resting-state connectivity, which shows how different brain networks communicate when a person is just lying still. They also recorded brain activity while the participants completed a specific task that required them to look at pictures of faces and places and remember what they had seen.
With all this data, the researchers applied an advanced mathematical model known as elastic-net regression. This statistical technique allowed them to look at hundreds of brain measurements simultaneously to find which ones best predicted the levels of the three hormones. They trained their model on a portion of the data and tested it on the rest, which helps ensure the results are reliable.
The researchers found that estradiol was most strongly associated with the physical structure of the prefrontal cortex and premotor regions. The prefrontal cortex is located at the front of the brain and helps manage complex behaviors like planning, regulating emotions, and working memory. Higher levels of estradiol were linked to variations in the thickness and folding of these specific areas.
Estradiol also showed a strong relationship with the brain’s resting-state functional connectivity. It was associated with how the visual networks communicated with the thalamus, a deep brain structure that relays sensory information. It was also linked to connections between memory-related brain networks and the caudate, an area involved in learning and action planning.
The two androgens, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, showed a different pattern of associations. These hormones were most strongly connected to the structure of the parietal and occipital lobes, which are located toward the back of the brain. These regions are primarily involved in processing visual information and spatial awareness, helping a person understand where objects are in their environment.
Higher levels of both testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone were associated with a thinner outer layer of the brain in these visual and spatial areas. While a thinner brain layer might sound negative, it is actually a normal part of brain maturation during adolescence. The brain typically prunes away unused connections to become more efficient as a child grows.
Dehydroepiandrosterone was the only hormone in the study that showed a relationship with how the brain functioned during the active memory and emotion task. Higher levels of this hormone were linked to increased activity in areas of the brain that process faces and emotions. This suggests that this specific hormone might play a role in how young females react to emotional situations.
Even though the hormones had their own unique associations, the researchers also found some overlapping effects. All three hormones were linked to the structure of the insula, a brain region involved in experiencing internal emotions, and the temporoparietal junction, which helps people understand the thoughts and feelings of others. They were also all associated with the white matter fibers connecting the left and right sides of the prefrontal cortex.
“What stood out was the overlapping effects of these hormones on the brain,” Khetan told PsyPost. “The existing literature tends to draw fairly clean lines, estradiol linked to emotional behavior, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone to visuospatial processing, but our data showed these hormones also converge on the same brain systems involved in social and emotional processing.”
Khetan explained that this overlap actually reflects well-established biology. “Testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone can be converted into estradiol in the body, where it then acts on the same receptors,” Khetan said. “Seeing that shared biological mechanism reflected in brain patterns was one of the more interesting aspects of what we found.”
The magnitude of these hormone-brain connections is also an important piece of the puzzle. “The core message is that puberty is a sensitive period, and hormonal changes may be reshaping the brain even before physical development is visible,” Khetan explained. “Our study doesn’t directly measure behavior or clinical outcomes, but it shows that these hormones are actively organizing brain systems central to both emotion and visuospatial processing.”
Khetan pointed out that the statistical effects they found were small, which is a common occurrence in hormone research because hormone levels can vary a lot from person to person. Because of this high variability, large studies are needed to identify reliable biological patterns. “In short, puberty is not just about visible physical changes,” Khetan added. “Important hormonal shifts shape the brain, and thereby behavior.”
As with all research, there are some limitations to consider. “This study identifies associations, it does not establish cause and effect,” Khetan noted. “It’s also worth noting that we examined hormone-brain relationships at a single point in time rather than tracking individuals longitudinally, so we can’t yet speak to how these patterns unfold over the course of development.”
Because age and puberty happen at the same time, it can be difficult to separate changes caused specifically by hormones from changes that just happen naturally as a child gets older. “These findings are best read as an early contribution to understanding how hormones shape the adolescent brain, not as a complete picture,” Khetan said. “Translating these brain-level findings into specific behavioral or clinical outcomes will require further research.”
Another limitation is that the researchers only studied females. Because the scientists did not have estradiol measurements for the males in the broader study, they could not compare the two sexes. Future research will need to include both males and females to see if these hormone-brain relationships apply universally.
Looking ahead, the researchers hope to build on this work by examining how biology and life experiences intersect. “Collecting non-invasive hormonal data from adolescents is genuinely challenging, which is part of why this area remains understudied,” Khetan said. “My broader goal is to understand not just how hormone levels change during puberty, but how those changes interact with environmental factors, such as stress or adversity, and with physical development, to shape the brain and mental health over time.”
Khetan is especially interested in what drives individual differences, specifically why some adolescents show greater vulnerability while others remain resilient. “My own research points to two additional layers of complexity: the timing and pace at which hormones rise matter beyond their absolute levels, and the way hormones fluctuate across a month varies between individuals in ways that appear relevant to adaptability and risk,” Khetan explained. “Ultimately, I hope this line of research can help identify early biological markers that flag who may be most at risk, before problems have a chance to emerge.”
The study, “Pubertal Hormones and the Early Adolescent Female Brain: A Multimodality Brain MRI Study,” was authored by Muskan Khetan, Nandita Vijayakumar, Ye Ella Tian, Megan M Herting, Michele O’Connell, Marc Seal, and Sarah Whittle.
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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Oxford Hills students look back at a full year under a cellphone ban
Story by Jacob Murphy
April 14, 2026Excerpt: " 'It's gotten easier. You get used to it. It's just like a new habit,' said Joseph Bobrowski, a sophomore at the school.
"Inside a world history class, students are working on a group project based on the Industrial Revolution. There were no phones in sight, which would have been unusual to see a year ago.
" 'Everyone would be on their phones, be it texting, gaming, but now there's a lot of people actually talking and laughing,' said Caelynn St. Laurent, a sophomore.
" 'It's kind of reminiscent of pre-cellphone, in terms of kids interacting with each other and just being kids, which is great,' said school principal Paul Bickford.
"It follows the logic of a new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The report tracks schools that use lockable pouches for phones, a system that was implemented at Portland High School."
#SmartphoneBan #LetKidsBeKids #BellToBell #TeenMentalHealth #MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TechAddiction #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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Mental health experts warn about the dangers of teen doomscrolling
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, bringing a closer look at the impacts of…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #CA #Canada #depressionandanxiety #doomscrolling #Health #JohnsHopkinsAllChildren'sHospital #MentalHealth #PinellasCounty #Pinellasnews #screentimelimits #TampaBay28 #TampaBaylocalnews #teenmentalhealth #WFTS
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Mental health experts warn about the dangers of teen doomscrolling
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, bringing a closer look at the impacts of…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #AU #Australia #depressionandanxiety #doomscrolling #Health #JohnsHopkinsAllChildren'sHospital #MentalHealth #pinellascounty #Pinellasnews #screentimelimits #TampaBay28 #TampaBaylocalnews #teenmentalhealth #WFTS
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/666443/ -
Mental health experts warn about the dangers of teen doomscrolling
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, bringing a closer look at the impacts of…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #AU #Australia #depressionandanxiety #doomscrolling #Health #JohnsHopkinsAllChildren'sHospital #MentalHealth #pinellascounty #Pinellasnews #screentimelimits #TampaBay28 #TampaBaylocalnews #teenmentalhealth #WFTS
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/666443/ -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/480953/ Mental health experts warn about the dangers of teen doomscrolling #DepressionAndAnxiety #DoomScrolling #Éire #Health #IE #Ireland #JohnsHopkinsAllChildren'sHospital #MentalHealth #MentalHealth #PinellasCounty #PinellasNews #ScreenTimeLimits #TampaBay28 #TampaBayLocalNews #TeenMentalHealth #WFTS
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Social media can affect teen mental health more than we realise.
From anxiety and depression to self-image pressures, this in-depth report from The Conversation shares key findings and expert insights from Olivia Roth-Delgado and Thomas Bayeux.Click the link to read more:https://zurl.co/YT13f
#BabyYumYum #BYY #TeenMentalHealth #SocialMediaImpact #ParentingTips #DigitalWellbeing
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How Social Media Is Bankrupting the Next Generation
https://wp.me/p84YjG-aKJ
#GenZDebt #SocialMediaPressure #YoungPeopleAndMoney #BuyNowPayLater #TeenMentalHealth #FinancialStressYouth #SmartphoneGeneration #OverspendingYouth #MentalHealthAndDebt #Zsoltzsemba #NextGeneration #BreakTheCyclehttps://zsoltzsemba.com/how-social-media-is-bankrupting-the-next-generation/
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Study finds longer weekend rest could improve teen mental health https://www.byteseu.com/1962564/ #Action #Anxiety #depression #EnoughSleep #Health #hour #individual #LongWeekendRest #NewstheResearchStudy #ramo #ReassuringNews #Study #TeenChild #TeenMentalHealth #university #weekend
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Nowy odcinek ICD! Facebook Papers ujawnia, jak Instagram wpływa na nastolatki — omówienie wycieków, badań i konsekwencji dla prywatności. Warto obejrzeć i podyskutować! #Facebook #FacebookPapers #Instagram #prywatność #socialmedia #tech #teenmentalhealth #Polish
https://video.kuba-orlik.name/videos/watch/3c8f6ab1-21d9-474f-b26a-d046e2f1d8c5 -
Nowy odcinek ICD! Facebook Papers ujawnia, jak Instagram wpływa na nastolatki — omówienie wycieków, badań i konsekwencji dla prywatności. Warto obejrzeć i podyskutować! #Facebook #FacebookPapers #Instagram #prywatność #socialmedia #tech #teenmentalhealth #Polish
https://video.kuba-orlik.name/videos/watch/3c8f6ab1-21d9-474f-b26a-d046e2f1d8c5 -
Instagram to Notify Parents of Teen Self-Harm and Suicide Searches
Instagram will notify parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content. Feature starts next week in US, UK, Australia, Canada.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Starting next week, Instagram will alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self-harm content. This is a new safety feature from Meta.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Can banning social media for under-16s really protect children? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/social-media-ban-under-16-europe-debate-y1lfijqv?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SocialMediaBan #TeenMentalHealth #DigitalSafety #SpainNews
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‘Is taking your child’s phone away a sin?’: Father speaks after Ghaziabad suicide of three daughters https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/ghaziabad-sisters-suicide-phones-k-dramas-urqfycwu?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Ghaziabad #UttarPradesh #BreakingNews #SuicideCase #TeenMentalHealth
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/06/zuckerberg-meta-research-teen-leaks-xcxwbn/
Zuckerberg Considered Changing Meta Research After Teen Leaks
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #MarkZuckerberg #SocialMedia #TeenMentalHealth #MentalHealth #ChildSafety
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Study: Minimal evidence links social media, gaming to teen mental health issues
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/time-spent-on-gaming-and-social-media/
#HackerNews #socialmedia #gaming #teenmentalhealth #mentalhealthstudy #evidence
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Australia banned social media for under-16s. Not because of moral panic, but because the science is settled: adolescent brains can't defend against algorithms engineered to exploit them. Depression up 50% since 2010. This is our generation's seatbelt law.
https://theurb.co/social-media-ban-teens#SocialMediaBan #TeenMentalHealth #YouthProtection #DigitalWellbeing #MentalHealthAwareness #ScreenTime #TechRegulation #ChildDevelopment #SocialMediaAddiction #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #Tech #Australia
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The Shocking Truth Behind Indian People’s Mental Health | 150 Million Suffer in Silence
https://thenewzzy.com/indian-peoples-mental-health-150-million-suffer/#the-causes-of-underreporting-and-failure-to-seek-help
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthdata #mentalhealthdataofindia #mentalhealthstatisticsindia #indianpeople'smentalhealth #health #healthcare #teenmentalhealth #news #newsreport #indianmentalhealthdata -
Meta Lawyers Advised Blocking Teen Harm Research to Avoid Suits, Court Finds
#Meta #Lawsuit #BigTech #ChildSafety #Instagram #Facebkook #Regulation #Legal #SocialMedia #TeenMentalHealth
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Brain Fog | Why Young Minds Are Slowing Down in a Fast World? The New Health Crisis 2025
https://thenewzzy.com/brain-fog-the-new-health-crisis-2025/
#news #health #mentalhealth #healthandwellness #brainfog #brainfogsymptoms #teenmentalhealth #healthawareness #research #health&wellness -
How brain activity connects teens’ digital habits to anxiety symptoms https://www.psypost.org/how-brain-activity-connects-teens-digital-habits-to-anxiety-symptoms/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #MentalHealth #Anxiety #DigitalCommunication #TeenMentalHealth #SocialAnxiety
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Teens can have excellent executive function — just not all the time. Knowable Magazine asked developmental cognitive neuroscientist Beatriz Luna to share what she’s learned about the development of the brain’s executive control system — and why we might not want to rush the process, even if we could.
Read more:
👉 @KnowableMag https://knowablemagazine.org/action/oidcStart?redirectUri=%2Farticle%2Fmind%2F2023%2Fexecutive-function-in-teen-brains%3Futm_source%3Dannualreviews%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Doriginals
👉 Lea en español https://arevie.ws/LunaEntrevista
👉 Annual Review of Neuroscience https://arjournals.annualreviews.org/eprint/cd9Q8MghYUqyBXIZkwCV/full/10.1146/annurev-neuro-071714-034054 -
Help and understanding for teenage girls can be found in Andrea K. Spoor's That's So Diva.
#youngadult #teenagerslife #teenmentalhealth
https://www.amazon.com/Thats-So-Diva-Herself-Beautifully-ebook/dp/B081B85J1M/ -
We raised an entire generation on unlimited streaming access to abusive and coercive discussion forums, targeted advertising, altered images, slickly produced fantasies of violence, and degrading, misogynist porn: https://https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/16/teenage-girls-mental-health-survey #teens #MentalHealth #VAGW #TeenMentalHealth #Girls #GirlsHealth
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New data from CDC paints a truly troubling picture of the challenges teen girls and teens who identify as LGBQ+ are facing:
https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/fact-sheets/healthy-youth/sadness-and-violence-among-teen-girls-and-LGBQ-youth-factsheet.html#_ftn1#YouthMentalHeath #ViolencePrevention #TeenMentalHealth #MentalHealth #MedMastodon
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Maya Gold Foundation at 10: Rethinking Teen Mental Health in the Hudson Valley https://www.byteseu.com/1837802/ #Health #MayaGoldFoundation #TeenMentalHealth #YouthAdvocacy
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Instagram to Notify Parents of Teen Self-Harm and Suicide Searches
Instagram will notify parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content. Feature starts next week in US, UK, Australia, Canada.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Instagram to Notify Parents of Teen Self-Harm and Suicide Searches
Instagram will notify parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content. Feature starts next week in US, UK, Australia, Canada.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Instagram to Notify Parents of Teen Self-Harm and Suicide Searches
Instagram will notify parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content. Feature starts next week in US, UK, Australia, Canada.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Instagram to Notify Parents of Teen Self-Harm and Suicide Searches
Instagram will notify parents if teens repeatedly search for suicide or self-harm content. Feature starts next week in US, UK, Australia, Canada.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Starting next week, Instagram will alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self-harm content. This is a new safety feature from Meta.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/
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Starting next week, Instagram will alert parents if their teens search for suicide or self-harm content. This is a new safety feature from Meta.
#InstagramSafety, #ParentalAlerts, #TeenMentalHealth, #Meta, #DigitalWellbeing
https://newsletter.tf/instagram-parent-alerts-teen-suicide-searches/