over 1,900 arrests — Hundreds of schools closed as protests intensified, leading to over 1,900 arrests and reports of injured headteachers.

Mental Health AI Chatbots Often Fail To Help Users In Mental-Health Crisis · time.com ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work · npr.org No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real · theguardian.com

Education French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis · nytimes.com Tensions with teachers, pupils and Turkiye: Inside Azerbaijan’s hijab row · aljazeera.com Average child has spent almost 53 school days on social media since ban announcement · independent.co.uk

Resilience Emir says Qatar has shown resilience in the face of ‘exceptional events’ · aljazeera.com The remarkable resilience of the global economy · ft.com

Fitness Are GLP-1s Killing the Diet and Fitness Trend Cycle? · muscleandfitness.com

Health Prop. 38 explained: California voters to decide $8.4 billion medical research bond · abc7.com Stigma in Parents of Children with Mental Health Problems · news.weill.cornell.edu Study links environment and youth mental health · phys.org

Free speech Judge extends block on Trump's White House press ban · 13wham.com An Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued. · theintercept.com Young People and the Future of Free Expression · knightfoundation.org

Social Media Turkiye social media ban for under-15s takes effect Nov 1 · arabnews.jp Turkey’s social media ban for under-15s starts 1 November · thenextweb.com Under-15 Social Media Ban Takes Effect in Türkiye · kurdistan24.net

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