{
  "id": 13100867,
  "title": "Video games aren't the enemy of kids' mental health – ignoring them is | Opinion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/video-games-arent-the-enemy-of-kids-mental-health-ignoring-them-is",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T11:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GamesIndustry",
    "slug": "gamesindustry",
    "url": "https://www.gamesindustry.biz/video-games-arent-the-enemy-of-kids-mental-health-ignoring-them-is-opinion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Video games have become an easy target in conversations about young people's mental health, often without much understanding of the positive role they can play. Parents cite them as the cause of anxiety, isolation, and poor sleep. Researchers, meanwhile, keep finding that the picture is far from black and white. Games can be a lifeline for socially anxious kids, a coping tool for those with ADHD,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}