teen health

With prom and graduation season upon us, many teens may be feeling the pressure, and in some cases, serious stress. The good news is there are low and no-cost resources available across South Florida.

The event is designed to help young people improve communication about their mental health, and open up about their personal challenges and the kinds of help they’ve received.

Studies show that teens are more sleep-deprived than ever. Experts believe it could be playing a role in the mental health crisis and other problems such as behavioral and attendance issues.

The measure would roll back legal protections surrounding doctor-patient confidentiality and end behavioral risk-screening questionnaires used by medical professionals.

Groups representing communications companies are arguing the 2024 measure unconstitutionally limits free speech. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says he may make a decision within three weeks.

About 67% of 12th-graders said they hadn’t used alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes or e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days. That’s the largest percentage seen in an annual national survey.

The Life in Media Survey will collect data from thousands of preteens over the next quarter century, measuring how using digital media changes attitude, behavior and health throughout their lives.

There was a 20% drop in the estimated number of middle and high school students who recently used at least one tobacco product, including cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, nicotine pouches and hookahs.

Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns.

U.S. health officials attributed the decline to fewer high school students using Elfbar and other vapes that come in fruit and candy flavors.