Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness
Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies are following how school-based interventions affect students.
Kai Zhuang Shum, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, University of Tennessee •
conversation
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~7 min
Dec. 18, 2023 • ~7 min
Human trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation: the 'loss and damage' from climate change a fund will not compensate
Though hard to quantify, the social consequences of climate change are vast.
Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Associate Professor in Policy and Intersectionality, UCL & Honorary Senior Researcher, United Nations University •
conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 • ~8 min
Dec. 12, 2023 • ~8 min
Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end
Native American families have endured generations of systematic child removal, but the grief, loss and trauma that birth mothers still experience have been largely overlooked.
Ashley L. Landers, Assistant Professor of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University •
conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~11 min
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~11 min
Climate crisis: what to consider if you're questioning whether to have children
Is the disastrous impact we’re having on the planet affecting our decision about having children of our own?
Laura Sochas, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh •
conversation
Nov. 24, 2023 • ~8 min
Nov. 24, 2023 • ~8 min
New report highlights increase in number of children and young people with eating disorders
One in five children and young people have a probable mental health condition, according to The Mental Health of Children and Young People in England 2023
Cambridge University News •
cambridge
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~6 min
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~6 min
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