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EU Proposes ‘Kids Act’ Banning Social Media Under 13 Over Mental Health Risks

Social media will be banned for children under 13 across the European Union according to the newly proposed “EU Kids Act”, announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today (16 September) in Brussels. The sweeping digital health initiative mandates strict parental oversight for young teenagers aged 13 to under 15 across all 27 […]

EU Proposes ‘Kids Act’ Banning Social Media Under 13 Over Mental Health Risks

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Hope in the Storm: Studying the Daily Fight to Live

Understanding and preventing suicide often focuses on why people want to die—but a Yale researcher is calling for a shift to a more constructive, humanizing starting point. Christine Cha, PhD, stresses the importance of focusing on why many people who feel suicidal keep trying to live.

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