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Ellen Barry

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Mental Health Reporter at The New York Times

Covering mental health for the New York Times, former Boston, Delhi, Moscow bureau chief. At home in New England. Retweet ≠ endorsement. [email protected].

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  • 1 week ago | editorandpublisher.com | Ellen Barry

    Posted Thursday, June 19, 2025 9:13 am As Americans scramble to respond to rising rates of suicidal behavior among youth, many policymakers have locked in on an alarming metric: the number of hours a day that American children spend glued to a glowing screen. But a study published on Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, which followed more than 4,000 children across the country, arrived at a surprising conclusion: Longer screen time at age 10 was not associated with higher rates of suicidal...

  • 1 week ago | thestar.com.my | Ellen Barry

    As Americans scramble to respond to rising rates of suicidal behaviour among youth, many policymakers have locked in on an alarming metric: the number of hours a day that American children spend glued to a glowing screen. But a study published June 18 in the medical journal JAMA, which followed more than 4,000 children across the US, arrived at a surprising conclusion: Longer screen time at age 10 was not associated with higher rates of suicidal behaviour four years later.

  • 1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Ellen Barry

    As Americans scramble to respond to rising rates of suicidal behavior among youth, many policymakers have locked in on an alarming metric: the number of hours a day that American children spend glued to a glowing screen. But a study published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, which followed more than 4,000 children across the country, arrived at a surprising conclusion: Longer screen time at age 10 was not associated with higher rates of suicidal behavior four years later.

  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Ellen Barry

    As Americans scramble to respond to rising rates of suicidal behavior among youth, many policymakers have locked in on an alarming metric: the number of hours a day that American children spend glued to a glowing screen. But a study published on Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, which followed more than 4,000 children across the country, arrived at a surprising conclusion: Longer screen time at age 10 was not associated with higher rates of suicidal behavior four years later.

  • 1 week ago | buff.ly | Ellen Barry

    Health|Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Findshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/health/youth-suicide-risk-phones.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times as likely to have thoughts of suicide or to harm themselves.

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Ellen Barry
Ellen Barry @EllenBarryNYT
7 Jun 25

RT @GregGrandin: “I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,”

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Ellen Barry @EllenBarryNYT
30 May 25

"Today we unleash the anomaly in the matrix." @mega2e and @KirstenGrind find that Musk was using ketamine regularly, sometimes daily, and mixing it w recreational drugs, while campaigning for Trump. https://t.co/3jasJC9LyR

Ellen Barry
Ellen Barry @EllenBarryNYT
28 May 25

RT @Bernstein: Here is the cover of this week’s @NYTmag. If you haven’t read my story, I hope you’ll make time for it. (Gift link) https:/…