A fascinating and slightly sobering survey was released recently, analysing current students’ health, and suggesting areas that might need a little more care or support. So what do I as a parent, and you, as parents, carers, teachers and in other vital roles working with teens, need to know?

“You’re not my friend anymore!” is possibly one of the most stressful things a person can hear - whether they are in the playground aged 5 or a middle-aged adult.

With a lot of focus recently on smartphones, social media and mental health (again!) I thought I would read the latest articles and research and see where we are with it all.