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.

“Thanks” has become a reflex. Try picking three moments today to actually mean it.