mental-health

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Google, AI Firm Must Face Lawsuit Filed by a Mother Over Suicide of Son, US Court Says

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Art as Therapy: Swiss Doctors Prescribe Museum Visits

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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption From Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children

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Emotional Trauma Piles up for Ukraine's Children Three Years After Invasion

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Despite Australia's Strict Social Media Ban for Minors, a YouTube Exemption Poses Risks

Date: February 3, 2025

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access for children under 16, but some mental health and extremism...

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UK's Princess Kate Says We Must Improve Social and Emotional Skills to Thrive

Date: February 2, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, has said people needed to better at acting with compassion and empathy to create a healthier, happier society in her first major public message...

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Soccer-Referee Coote Sorry for Actions That Brought Sacking, Comes Out as Gay

Date: January 27, 2025

(Reuters) - Former Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking last month by English soccer's referees' body PGMOL, saying that the pressure of the job...

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Chinese, U.S. Users of RedNote Find Rare Space for Candid Exchanges

Date: January 17, 2025

By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - From economic pessimism to cynicism about Marxism and fears over the potential for war, Chinese and American users of RedNote took part this week in rare candid...

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UK to Offer Mental Health Support to Grow Ailing Workforce

Date: November 26, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to get Britain’s ailing workforce back into jobs on Tuesday with better support for mental health and finding work, but the government delayed a consultation on reforming welfare to encourage people into work. Mental health support will target geographic areas with high rates of labour market inactivity...

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Meta’s Zuckerberg Not Liable in Lawsuits Over Social Media Harm to Children

Date: November 8, 2024

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg directed Meta’s efforts to conceal from children the serious mental...