teenagers

The increase in suicide rates was highest for girls ages 10 to 14, rising by nearly 13% since 2007. While for boys of the same age, it rose by 7%.

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds

5:15pm May 17, 2019

Researchers found that the increase was highest for girls ages 10 to 14 in the U.S., rising by nearly 13% since 2007. The increase for boys of the same age was 7%.

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Teenage sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen of Bali have received many honors for their efforts to ban plastic bags. Above: They accept the 2017 "Award for Our Earth" from Germany's Bambi Awards.

How Teenage Sisters Pushed Bali To Say 'Bye-Bye' To Plastic Bags

10:54am January 27, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

Plastic is choking our oceans. Inspired by Gandhi's activism, two young women on the island of Bali are on a mission to do something about it.

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Student Journalists

Teenagers Find Loophole To Ride Motorized Scooters

4:56pm January 13, 2019

by Christopher Marshall

On an early September morning, without any warning or promotion, t

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A girl talks on her mobile phone after coming out of class in New Delhi.

Why Teen Girls And Boys Don't Have Equal Access To Mobile Phones

7:25pm October 24, 2018

by Maanvi Singh

A new study surveying 3,000 teenage girls and boys in 25 countries, with a focus on developing nations, found that for every 15 boys who own a phone, only 10 girls do.

Of parents who tell pollsters their teens have trouble sleeping, 23 percent say the kids are waking up at night worried about their social lives. A third are worried about school. All-night access to electronic devices only aggravates the problem, sleep s

Teens Sleeping Too Much, Or Not Enough? Parents Can Help

3:02pm September 23, 2018

by April Fulton

Though teenagers need about nine hours of rest a night, most get only seven and are suffering. A new survey suggests their parents are struggling, too. Here's how to improve the quality of teen sleep.

RiverRun Film 'And Then I Go' Takes A New Perspective On School Shootings

6:00am April 27, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

The 20th annual RiverRun International Film Festival is wrapping up this weekend in the Triad.

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Young volunteers shoveled trash out of a gutter. Sanitation workers later collected the garbage.

It's A Miracle: Teenagers Take Out The Trash

5:00pm February 06, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The trash was piling up in the gutter. A young man in Nigeria wanted to get local kids to help clean it up. His campaign has gone viral.

Teens' use of vape devices is increasing, and they're not always aware if nicotine is in the mix.

Teens: Pretty Sober, Except For Marijuana And Vaping

2:05pm December 14, 2017

by Angus Chen

A national survey finds teen substance abuse at the lowest levels since the early 1990s. But marijuana use hasn't declined, and the number of teenagers who are vaping is rising quickly.

The teen protagonist in John Green's latest novel, Turtles All The Way Down, has a type of anxiety disorder that sends her into fearful "thought spirals" of bacterial infection and death.

For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind

2:47pm October 19, 2017

by Terry Gross

"It starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have," Green says. His new novel, Turtles All The Way Down, is about a teenage girl with OCD.

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People on the autism spectrum are more likely to have mental health diagnoses as well, which can make the transition to adulthood daunting.

Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues

5:00am October 01, 2017

by Tara Haelle

Young adults with autism are more likely to have anxiety, depression or other diagnoses than people with other disabilities. And that can make transitioning to adulthood more challenging.