I am allowed to be all of who I am, out loud and in full color.

This week’s roundup covers new research on screen use, teen loneliness, and anxiety, along with reports on AI chatbot safeguards for teens, emergency holds for young people in crisis, and a federal letter about parental consent for school mental health screenings. Watchdog group says some ChatGPT for Teens safeguards did not work in its tests, …

There was no warning. The day after his birthday, he was gone — and what followed was six years of PTSD, abusive relationships, suicidal thoughts, and a very slow climb back. What finally helped wasn’t a breakthrough. It was a schedule.