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Sunday 20 September 2020
20% of 17 and 18 year olds surveyed were found likely to be depressed.
“Even if physical distancing measures are temporary, several months represents a large proportion of a young person’s life,” one author of a scientific opinion piece said.
Two friends, 15-year-old Tammi-Leigh Ferrin and 17-year-old Charlene Gallagher, went missing from the Ulster Hospital this morning.
That’s according to My World Survey 2, the largest ever study of Ireland’s youth mental health.
The findings published are part of a major study of over 10,000 13-16 year olds in England.
Researchers said: ‘The results of this study should raise awareness that young people are particularly vulnerable to the media.’
The incident happened yesterday afternoon.
The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.
There has been over a week of unrest following the deaths of the teens, who were killed by a speeding bus.
The number represents a 5% decline and the HSE has welcomed the trend.
You either sat on a wall or watched Jackass.
Christian Morris brought a defamation suit against the north Dublin fast food restaurant after a group of teenagers called him ‘a paedophile and a faggot’ and stole his phone.
Medical professionals who treated the teenagers said parents need to take more responsibility for their children’s behaviour.
Males are more likely than females to engage in sexting, a new survey has found.
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% in 15 years.
The two boys – aged 16 and 18 – are in custody.
The alleged attackers were described as both black and white youths and they were accompanied by females who witnessed the assaults.
We talked to them about how they did it.
Rates of child and adolescent obesity are highest (over 30%) in some islands in Polynesia.
The craze is an extension of a similar fad prevalent across the US last year, and coincides with the release of the Stephen King adaptation ‘It’.
Turn2MeYouth offers online peer support and individual counselling to 16-19 year olds.
The assault took place at about 4.30pm yesterday in west Belfast.
The two had been missing since yesterday morning.
The Mental Health Commission released its annual report today.
Children and technology expert Andy Phippen gives his advice to parents on the issue of sexting.
The Parisian catacombs comprise more than 150 miles of tunnels beneath the French capital.
Late-night mobile phone usage led to poorer mental health, reduced coping and lowered self-esteem.
We have to give teen viewers some credit for knowing the difference between truth and fiction, right and wrong, safe and dangerous, writes Lorraine Courtney.
Youth theatre is giving young people in Ireland the chance to express themselves, grow confident, and deal with issues in their lives.
Joseph Kelly had been in an argument shortly before his death.
The trend comes after gay couple Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes were attacked on their way home last weekend in Arnhem.
Meet the teens who are making people realise they can bring about change in their local community.
Imagine what my life would be like if I’d been let have a phone in my room?
Call for services to better tackle the ‘changing culture of violence’ in Irish society.
Mobile phones and teenagers’ internet habits have changed dramatically over the past decade.
The bodies were discovered by the owner of the property yesterday morning.
That’s according to one TD who has released figures given to him by the HSE.
The schoolgirl was forced into a car and taken away, until gardaí intercepted the car on the M1 in Dublin.
The finding is contained in the latest round of research from the Growing Up in Ireland study.
So far this year, Tusla has received 97 referrals into its team for separated children seeking asylum.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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