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  • These new resources can help you vet digital mental health tools

    If you’re a journalist covering mental health, you’re bound to come across some new digital tool claiming to combat anxiety or encourage healthier self-talk. But reporting on them — whether as a news article about a buzzy new product or in a roundup of resources in a service piece — can be tricky.  As I…

  • Journalists at HJ26 discuss the toll of reporting on trauma

    The toll of reporting on trauma: A workshop with yoga Margo Snipe, Founder, The Stories Within By Nicole Villalpando, Texas Health Journalism Fellow Reporting on trauma can take a toll on journalists, but mindfulness can go a long way to support you throughout your careers. That was one of the takeaways from a workshop led…

  • Children face increased mental health risks after a parent is shot, study finds

    A new study identified yet another link between mental health and gun violence.  Researchers at Harvard and Mass General Brigham found that children whose parents were injured by firearms experienced higher rates of psychiatric diagnoses and mental health visits in the year following the injury. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…

  • What the social media harms verdict means for health coverage

    Last week, a Los Angeles jury did something that public health advocates — and many health journalists — have been watching for years: It held social media companies legally responsible for harm to a young user’s mental health. Jurors found that platforms owned by Meta Platforms and Google (via YouTube) were negligent in designing products…

  • Why the rise of online sports betting is a public health story

    Americans are betting on sports at unprecedented levels. Since the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision allowing states to legalize sports gambling, online sportsbooks have spread rapidly. Most states now allow some form of sports betting and billions of dollars are wagered each year — much of it through mobile apps. The growth of this industry has…

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