Nationally, the rate of missing person reports per 100,000 people has fallen 21% from 2014 to 2024, according to an analysis ...

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and ...

As if it weren't already complex enough, teens are living in an ultra-connected world where social comparisons are constant. Perfectly filtered selfies, idealized lives on Instagram or TikTok ...

When Jay Asher, author of the best-selling young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why, was asked by his publisher to do a “50 States Against Bullying Tour,” he was a little surprised because for Jay “I ...

She retells what she went through in the 2024 book Un:Stuck: Helping Teens and Young Adults Flourish in an Age of Anxiety, by Irish nutritionist and wellness expert Kate O’Brien. Dan’s story ...

Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. New data from the Pew Research Center shows that nearly half of Gen Z teens say social media harms people their age, and roughly the same share say ...

Researchers found no evidence that depression led to more social media use—only that more use led to more depressive symptoms. LOS ANGELES - As pre-teens spend more time scrolling, new research ...

One tax break that isn't in the bill: Mr. Trump's suggestion last year that seniors shouldn't have to pay income taxes on Social Security benefits. "Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security ...

Around 98 per cent of Australian 15-year-olds use social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are where young people connect with friends and online communities, explore and ...

Across the country, 5th graders participate in a Missing Children’s Day poster contest ... is part of a nationwide initiative to spread awareness and education on missing children.