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Technology and Brain Health

How Do We Ensure Digital Mental Health Solutions Reach Underserved Youth?

How Do We Ensure Digital Mental Health Solutions Reach Underserved Youth?
3 min read

Digital solutions have greatly expanded access to mental health support, though they’re not always reaching the people who need it the most, such as youth in rural, low-income and marginalized communities.

That’s why during a panel discussion at the recent

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries
5 min read

On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League’s headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before killing himself.

In a note found

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Mental Health and Brain Health

It pays to play – investing in Europe’s youth produces good mental health

It pays to play – investing in Europe’s youth produces good mental health
8 min read

Mental health has become increasingly present on the EU policy agenda in recent years, especially when it comes to young people. According to the European Commission, nearly half of European youth aged 15-29 have unmet mental health needs, compared to

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain scans may offer clues to the mental health of trans youth

Brain scans may offer clues to the mental health of trans youth
5 min read

adolescent: Someone in that transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of puberty, typically between the ages of 11 and 13, and ends with adulthood.

anxiety: A nervous reaction to events causing excessive

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Technology and Brain Health

Oxford researchers call for framework to study AI’s impact on youth mental health

Oxford researchers call for framework to study AI’s impact on youth mental health
4 min read

A new peer-reviewed paper from experts at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, highlights the need for a clear framework when it comes to AI research, given the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by children and adolescents using digital

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