Recent, increasingly optimistic studies of teens and social media are displacing older, poorly-grounded studies (updated).| mikemales.substack.com
If a teenager’s murder, suicide, or overdose can superficially be blamed on social media, young peers, or AI, authorities and media erupt. The other 99%? Distortions abound.| mikemales.substack.com
Which ones are closer to being right?| drclarecraig.substack.com
Simple facts and important questions| drclarecraig.substack.com
American health experts’ biases and blindness are big drivers of the depression and death rates among young Americans they constantly bewail| mikemales.substack.com
It’s past time to stop screwing around with feel-good crusades and get serious about the sobering reasons many young people are depressed.| mikemales.substack.com
Men have higher drowning rates—2 vs 0.6 per 100 k in 2023—across ages and races. Contributing factors may include risk-taking behavior, alcohol consumption and exposure.| American Institute for Boys and Men
In a new story with DataJournalism.com, reporters Dillon Bergin and Betsy Ladyzhets shared how MuckRock collaborates with both experts and other reporters to pursue major data journalism projects.| MuckRock
Do lots of people think this way? Maybe I’m the one who’s weird.| mikemales.substack.com
The 5-part FX documentary reveals that adults’ views of teens remain stuck in a never-changing time warp.| mikemales.substack.com
This brief explores mental health and substance use during, and prior to, the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight populations that were more likely to experience worse mental health and substance use outcomes during the pandemic and discuss some innovations in the delivery of services.| KFF
Blaming screens for teens’ depression ignores grownups’ and parents’ skyrocketing self-destruction afflicting millions of young people.| mikemales.substack.com
