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Society 1 month ago
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Child suicides reveal failures in psychological protection
Recurring cases of suicide among children across the country, including a recent incident in Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, have laid bare persistent shortcomings in the state’s ability to provide psychological protection for minors, prompting renewed calls for stronger prevention and early-intervention efforts.
Americas 3 months ago
Meta shut down internal research into mental health effects of Facebook, Instagram
In a 2020 research project code-named “Project Mercury,” Meta scientists worked with survey firm Nielsen to gauge the effect of “deactivating” Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta documents obtained via discovery. To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness and social comparison,” internal documents said.
Society 3 months ago
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Parents push for decisive action as bullying toll rises
A spate of bullying cases since September that have reportedly led to injury or death have worried parents calling for more oversight, while experts say that a planned revision to a rule on a monitoring system misses the mark in both tackling school violence and offering student support.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Jakarta school blast exposes failure to support mental health
Police identified the suspect as a 17-year-old “introverted” student who acted out of months of pent-up resentment toward his surroundings. The teenager reportedly had no safe outlet to express his emotions, feeling isolated and neglected both at home and at school.
