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Maybe you’ve seen the ads on social media: “Crush depression with Animal Crossing”; “Meet with a therapist while playing Stardew Valley.” Advertisements for Hero Journey Club’s gamer-focused mental health support groups have flooded the internet in rec...

Hero Journey Club wants to meet gamers’ mental health needs, ...

This entry was posted in mental health on February 22, 2024 by Cheyenne MacDonald

Another week, another study finding that Ozempic/Wegovy and similar drugs may do a lot more than just help people lose weight. New research has found that patients who start taking GLP-1 drugs are less likely to be diagnosed with depression and anxiety...

Ozempic, Other Weight Loss Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of ...

This entry was posted in mental health on February 9, 2024 by Ed Cara

On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the Big Apple would be the first city to officially classify social media as a public health risk. Social media is an “environmental toxin,” Adams said in a speech, comparing the problem to guns an...

NYC Mayor Calls Social Media an ‘Environmental Toxin,’ Announces It ...

This entry was posted in crowdsourcing mental health and tagged facebook social media twitter on January 25, 2024 by Thomas Germain

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will look to add child psychologists to its staff to advise its efforts on regulating the internet. Democratic Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said the FTC plans to add a psychologist to its staff by next fall, if not soon...

FTC Plans to Add Child Psychologists to Address Internet’s Impact ...

This entry was posted in mental health on October 24, 2023 by Nikki Main

New research could complicate the narrative over using exercise to help with depression and other mental health issues. A study compared depressed and/or anxious people who joined a running program to those who took a course of antidepressants, and fou...

Exercise or Pills for Depression? Study Finds Pros and Cons ...

This entry was posted in mental health on October 6, 2023 by Ed Cara

New research could complicate the narrative over using exercise to help with depression and other mental health issues. A study compared depressed and/or anxious people who joined a running program to those who took a course of antidepressants, and fou...

Exercise or Pills for Depression? Study Finds Pros and Cons ...

This entry was posted in mental health on October 6, 2023 by Ed Cara

Depression among adults is on the rise in the U.S., according to a study released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recorded that nearly one in five American adults are diagnosed with depression. The study, which was con...

Everybody in the US Is Getting Depressed, CDC Says

This entry was posted in mental health on June 15, 2023 by Nikki Main

Facebook is in the hot seat again. The Wall Street Journal published a powerful multi-part series on the company this week, drawing from internal documents on everything from the company’s secretive practice of whitelisting celebrities to its knowledge that Instagram is taking a serious toll on the mental health of teen girls. The flurry of […]

Facebook knows Instagram harms teens. Now, its plan to open ...

This entry was posted in Mark Zuckerberg mental health Social TC and tagged facebook instagram social media on September 16, 2021 by Taylor Hatmaker

Facebook is in the hot seat again. The Wall Street Journal published a powerful multi-part series on the company this week, drawing from internal documents on everything from the company’s secretive practice of whitelisting celebrities to its knowledge that Instagram is taking a serious toll on the mental health of teen girls. The flurry of […]

Facebook knows Instagram harms teens. Now, its plan to open ...

This entry was posted in Mark Zuckerberg mental health Social TC and tagged facebook instagram social media on September 16, 2021 by Taylor Hatmaker

TikTok announced this morning that it is implementing new tactics to educate its users about the negative mental health impacts of social media. As part of these changes, TikTok is rolling out a “well-being guide” in its Safety Center, a brief primer on eating disorders, expanded search interventions, and opt-in viewing screens on potentially triggering […]

TikTok expands mental health resources, as negative reports of Instagram’s ...

This entry was posted in Apps mental health Mobile Social and tagged instagram social media on September 14, 2021 by Amanda Silberling