Updated Friday, September 30, 2016 The Netflix documentary Audrie and Daisy tells about the vicious sexual assaults and rapes of teenage girls and the devastating consequences of the social media aftermath. The focus of the documentary is two girls, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman, from different parts of the United States. Boys, the girls thought were friends, assault them when they pass out from drinking. For Audrie, Daisy and their families the physical assaults are just the beginning of their suffering. Daisy In January 2012, 14-year- old, Daisy Coleman and her 13-year-old friend Paige snuck out of Daisy’s house to hang out with boys they knew from school. While there, […]
Smoking thin cigarettes is cool and less harmful say teens
Updated Friday, June 5, 2015 Credit: kenji.aryan on Flickr Teenagers believe slim, white cigarettes are weak and less harmful, report researchers from the University of Stirling in Scotland. Cancer Research UK released these study results with the launch of its anti-smoking film on November 11. The film shows “how the tobacco industry encourages children to smoke.” The study results and film are part of a campaign in support of plain packaging for cigarettes in Scotland. “This important study reveals for the first time that adolescents associate slim and decorative cigarettes with glamour and coolness, rating them as a cleaner, milder and safer smoke. It is incredibly worrying to hear that adolescents believe that […]
Suicide risk increases when vulnerable teens use internet forums
Updated Friday, June 5, 2015 Credit: Enokson on Flickr Teens that are at risk for suicide and self-harm may increase that risk when using the internet, report researchers from Oxford University. An analysis of 14 studies on internet use shows that the internet normalizes self-harm and provides graphic content about suicide, according to a study published in PLOS ONE on October 30. For the full story please go to Examiner.com. ©Mary M Conneely T/A Advocacy in Action
