Youth
Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
Mark Zuckerberg faces questions in a trial accusing Meta and Google of profiting from social media addiction and harming children’s mental health.
Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves three people dead, three hospitalized
Beit Arazim: Helping rebuild Israel, one wounded soldier at a time
More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds
Health orgs. demand Smotrich raise tax on e-cigarettes
Health organizations warned Smotrich that e-cigarettes are still dangerous and canceling the tax will cause a smoking epidemic among Israel's youth.
Minors in positions of risk rose in 2021, suicide decreased - report
The government report of youths at risk saw a rise in at-home violence, youths involved in criminal activity and neglect.
Does childhood trauma make you care more about world issues?
Undergoing trauma or travel as a child may lead an individual to volunteer, donate money or contact their elected officials about environmental issues as an adult.
Can our brains be trained into respectful political dialogue? - study
Researchers built a unique synchrony-focused intervention and examined its effects on neural and hormonal responses among Jewish and Arab adolescents.
Jacinda Ardern shows what real democratic leadership looks like - analysis
Ardern’s message is one that resonates with many people in the world who would like to see not only younger leadership but also changes in power.
Social media use may impact adolescent brain development -study
Social media platforms deliver a constant and unpredictable stream of social feedback in the form of likes, comments, notifications and messages.
Teen suicides, reduced during lockdown, has now increased 12-18%
Teenage suicide rates fell during lockdown and have risen again now that in-school teaching has returned.
The first ever Israeli youth delegation departs for Bahrain
The PICO Kids flagship program, now in its tenth year, allows the youth of Jerusalem to explore and develop their skills in a variety of areas including 3D printing and coding.
SAHI: Turning Israeli youth at risk into community activists
SAHI is dedicated to youth at risk. Many of these youngsters say they would be living on the street or addicted to drugs if they hadn’t gotten involved in SAHI.
It takes a village: Israel's youth villages are on the brink of collapse
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: A youth village is a complex for children aged six to 18, and in some cases until 26, that includes a dorm, a school and agriculture.
