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Hero Journey Club wants to meet gamers’ mental health needs, just don’t call it therapy
Hero Journey Club is a budding mental health service for gamers that aims to offer a safe space for people to find community do inner work.
The UK moves another step closer to banning phones in schools
The United Kingdom has announced new guidelines for schools to implement phone bans. They range from no phones allowed on school property to keeping devices off in bags.
Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord CEOs will testify before the Senate over online child safety
Not every company is participating voluntarily.
YouTube's new teen protections limit recommendations on potentially harmful videos
The video streamer is also increasing the frequency of its Bedtime and Take a Break reminders.
FDA approves first oral postpartum depression pill
The FDA approves a new pill for postpartum depression. The drug was developed by Biogen and Sage.The approval is based on research that backs the oral drug's effectiveness.
Eating disorder helpline takes down chatbot after it dispenses dangerous advice
The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) was forced to take down its Tessa chatbot after it “may have given information that was harmful and unrelated to the program”, according to an official social media post. Simply put, the AI chatbot was intended to help people dealing with emotional distress, but instead just made things worse by offering dieting advice and urging users to weigh and measure themselves.
Mental health startup Cerebral shared private patient data with Google, Meta and TikTok
Cerebral disclosed this week it shared the personal data of more than 3.1 million US patients with social media companies and advertisers, including Google, Meta and TikTok.
FTC moves to ban BetterHelp from sharing mental health data for ad targeting
The FTC says online counseling company BetterHelp shared mental health data with platforms including Facebook and Snapchat for ad targeting purposes.
Seattle schools sue TikTok, Meta and other platforms over youth 'mental health crisis'
Seattle public schools have sued the tech giants behind TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Extreme weather leads to more negative tweets, study finds
Researchers found that heatwaves and downpours lead to more negative tweets. They suggested that, given the consistency of the results, the study indicates we're finding it hard to adapt to climate change.
Xbox thinks its game soundscapes can lull you to sleep
Listening to 'Sea of Thieves' and 'Halo Infinite' soundtracks can help you relax, apparently.
'PowerWash Simulator' players can now aid mental health research
Help researchers study the link between gaming and wellbeing as you blast muck away from a playground.
Twitch clarifies its self-harm policy
Twitch has updated its self-harm policy to clarify what streamers are allowed to mention.
DeepWell DTx is a therapy-focused game studio from the co-founder of Devolver
More than 40 developers and medical experts are part of Mike Wilson's new project.
Report finds Instagram makes it easy for teens to find drugs online
Instagram makes it trivial for teens as young as 13 to find and buy drugs like MDMA and Xanax, according to a newly published report from the Tech Transparency Project.
Apple got Prince William to record a 'Time to Walk' Fitness+ episode
The holiday-themed episode will air for free on Apple Music 1 as well.
State AGs open investigation into Instagram's effect on teens
State attorneys general have launched an investigation into Instagram's impact on teens.
Headspace gives US teens free access to its mental health app
After offering free mental health exercises at the beginning of the pandemic, Headspace has announced that it's opening up its service for free to a particularly vulnerable group for mental stressors: teens.
FCC proposes text support for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
An FCC proposal would let people text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline when calling isn't an option.
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says company 'chooses profits over safety'
The whistleblower behind several recent Facebook reports says the company "chooses profits over safety."