The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is pushing for the nationwide implementation of the ProtecTEEN ...

Social experience sculpts the teenage brain. Source: iStock/pixelfit Humans are fundamentally social, and perhaps never more so than in adolescence when hanging out with friends is the top priority ...

Despite the headlines, the impact of social apps on adolescent mental health isn’t so clear. By Catherine Pearson Every generation has its moral panic and for Gen Z — teenagers today — it is, ...

In Western cultures, adolescence is often viewed as a time of rebellion and irresponsibility. A new article published in the journal Child Development Perspectives synthesized recent research on ...

Teenagers often sleep less than the recommended amount of time and have significantly different sleep patterns on weekdays ...

Adolescent well-being, particularly sexual and reproductive health, is increasingly under threat across Nigeria, with poverty and poor orientation identified as key factors influencing improper ...

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Lundbeck Foundation. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A recent study found that frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescent brains develop, and at least one Pacific Northwest school district is blaming tech companies ...

A new long-term research, tracking over 8,300 children in the US, has found a clear link between social media use and the ...

The Western Cape Department of Social Development has received an extra R34.2-million in its adjustment budget, redirecting ...