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Laura Marchetti, Policy Manager at Mental Health Europe, states the case for supporting the mental well-being of young people.

Sharon Davies, CEO of Young Enterprise, says that the right financial education could inspire a generation of capable, future employees.

Girls experience social media use effects often at 11-13, whereas boys experience this later at 14-15 – adolescents who use social media more have a lower life satisfaction.

Here, Mental Health Europe call for a crucial overhaul in European support for young people’s mental health through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

A new study has found that Black adolescents are more body positive when they have a strong connection to their racial identity.

Themis Christophidou, Director-General of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission, shares plans for the European Year of Youth 2022.

Harri Helvon-Hardy, Founder and CEO of FABRIC, explores the unique needs of vulnerable young care leavers and looks at how local authorities and communities could have a positive impact on young people.

The University of Georgia shows the dark and dangerous way in which many young people are using social media platforms to share images of self-harm.

Adam Heuman, Vice-President Global Development and Communication, EMpower – The Emerging Markets Foundation, sheds light on the challenge of COVID-19 for emerging markets.

NHS Digital is calling on secondary schools to take part in the Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among young people in England survey.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that all 16 and 17-year-olds should receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Living near woodlands has been found to improve cognitive development and lower the risk of emotional and behavioural problems in young people.

Sharon Davies, CEO of Young Enterprise, discusses how unleashing the untapped potential of female entrepreneurship in Generation Z is vital to the UK’s economic recovery.

A new study from iPSYCH has found a correlation between glandular fever and an increased risk of depression.

Philip Adkins, National IAPT Clinical Lead at Vita Health Group, discusses the rise in loneliness among young people and provides advice to parents on how they can support a child who feels lonely during this time.

Natasha Parker, Head of Compassion not Consumerism at Global Action Plan, explores the role school leaders must play in supporting young people to create a better world and give them hope for the future.

According to a new national poll, 1 in 3 parents strongly encourage schools having peer support leader programmes for their child's mental health.

A study in mice has shown long-lasting effects from juvenile social isolation and suggests methods of potential treatment.

Researchers at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to help identify homeless youth at risk of substance abuse.

Abiola Bello, author of the Emily Knight series, gives her opinion on why #BlackLivesMatter is an essential anti-racist movement.