Rachel de Souza: “Big Tech knows it harms children – it should get serious”
The children’s commissioner on social media, porn and the mental health crisis in schools.
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The children’s commissioner on social media, porn and the mental health crisis in schools.
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ByThe evidence is now clear: smartphones are the major cause of the mental illness epidemic among young women.
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ByNearly a third of young people are not receiving treatment when referred – the government must take action.
ByThe sci-fi show is increasingly metaphorical, speaking directly to younger viewers well-acquainted with pop psychology.
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BySocial media personalities are cashing in on the mental health crisis.
ByAnorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, yet prejudice and ignorance persists.
ByThrough overuse and misuse, the term has lost all meaning.
ByOn social media, therapists are turning consultation room conversations into memes. It’s a sinister trend.
ByI didn’t leave my teaching job after two years because of the pay. It was everything else.
ByExclusive figures reveal how more people are turning to public health funerals in poor parts of Britain.
ByWe need to prevent people from becoming patients in the first place.
ByAs rates of diagnosis rise, a fierce debate rages in psychiatry. Are we experiencing a parallel pandemic, or having a…
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