As a whistleblower prepares to speak out, what can be done to rein in Facebook? Pressure grows on social network after US senators challenge Instagram over impact of app on children’s mental health
Five a day: UK children with healthy diet have best mental health Study prompts experts to call for nutrition to be included in public health strategies
Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram could affect girls’ mental health
Teenage girls, body image and Instagram’s ‘perfect storm’ The suffering of the photo-sharing app’s users came into focus this week with the leak of Facebook’s internal research
Hope Virgo: the woman who survived anorexia – and began Dump the Scales Hospitalised with an eating disorder as a teenager, she recovered to become a campaigner. Her mission? To show that eating disorders aren’t always visible
Is that a unicorn? No, it’s a teenager taking a hike in the great outdoors… The Ramblers charity, long known for its older demographic, is now recruiting the Insta-generation
Let’s flip again: skateboards take off for a new generation The sport has surged this year as boys – and, increasingly, girls – find an accessible way to test their skills and raise their spirits
‘I just sat in my room all day’: lonely students seek mental health support Mental health charities and counsellors warn that self-isolation is putting many students under pressure
‘Dad’s a dictator, anything goes with Mum’: how masks and distancing rules are dividing Britain What do you do when your loved ones flout the law – or nag you about going out? As lockdown eases, attitudes to Covid-19 seem more polarised than ever
Children’s sleep severely affected by impact of coronavirus, say experts Warning as anxiety and lack of routine lead to rise in inquiries at clinics