First suicide attempts are more lethal than previously realized, reports a study of children and adolescentspublished in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP). Seventy-one percent of youth dying by suicide did so on their first attempt, also known as the “index” attempt; the authors also found that firearms are implicated in 85 percent […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s no secret that many teenagers stay up late to scroll through social media or catch up with friends on phones. And 56 percent of parents of teens who have sleep troubles believe this use of electronics is hurting their child’s shut-eye. Forty-three percent of parents report that their teen struggles […]
WASHINGTON — For thousands of years, the lives of the Yup’ik people of Alaska centered around the “qasgiq,” a communal house where men lived and worked, where community celebrations were held, and most importantly, where leaders and elders passed on knowledge, skills and life lessons to Yup’ik youth. “Our ancestors and grandfathers were like psychologists,” said […]
A shooting incident at the Great Mills High School in South Maryland has resulted in injuries to two students and the death of the gunman the St Mary’s County sheriff’s office is reporting Tuesday morning. According to authorities, just before 8 am on Tuesday, a 14-year-old male teen and a 16-year-old female teen were injured by gunfire. […]