mental-health

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Heavy Social Media Usage Erodes Young People's Wellbeing, Report Finds

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Cannabis Shows Little Benefit for Most Mental Disorders, Data Review Finds

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Canadian Police Identify 18-year-old Woman as Suspect in Mass School Shooting

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Instagram Chief Defends Youth Mental Health Decisions at Trial

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Cricket-England Coach McCullum Praises 'tough Lad' Brook's Response to Nz Controversy

Date: February 4, 2026

Feb 4 (Reuters) - England head coach Brendon McCullum is impressed with white-ball captain Harry Brook for his deft handling of a recent controversy and leading the team to a series victory in Sri...

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France's Lower House Backs Social Media Ban for Those Under 15 Years Old

Date: January 26, 2026

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday approved legislation banning children under 15-years old from social media over growing concerns about online bullying and mental health...

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Israel Sees Spike in Ptsd and Suicide Among Troops as War Persists

Date: January 16, 2026

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among its troops after its two-year assault on Gaza, precipitated...

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Australian Leader Defends Social Media Ban as Teens Flaunt Workarounds

Date: December 11, 2025

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged some young people were still on social media a day after a world-first ban on under-16s went live,...

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Airline Pilots Hide Mental Health Struggles to Keep Flying

Date: December 8, 2025

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Dan Catchpole SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old...

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Pope's Visit Is a Blessing for Lebanon's Forgotten Psychiatric Patients

Date: November 26, 2025

JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (Reuters) -Staff at Lebanon's De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted that Pope Leo's visit will give its carers and residents, often abandoned by their families,...