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The government has expanded the Prime Minister's Youth Loan Scheme (PMYLS) under the Prime Minister's Youth Programme (PMYP) to reduce youth unemployment and foster entrepreneurship. The initiative provides interest-free and low-interest business loans to young entrepreneurs and professionals across Pakistan through public-private partnerships with leading commercial
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Recent research suggests that even minimal social media use in preteens can have insidious effects on their cognitive abilities, including lower literacy and poor memories. A study published in JAMA found that preteens who used social media, even in small amounts, performed lower on reading and vocabulary tests compared to
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Tribal nations have turned their sights on Big Tech, suing Meta, the owner and operator of Facebook and Instagram, for its role in harming Tribal youth through addictive social media platforms and deceptive marketing practices. This recent development comes on the heels of the Ninth Circuit's decision in
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced new parental features aimed at allowing parents to better control their teens' interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) characters on its digital platforms. The new features include the ability to turn off teen chats with AI chatbots, block certain chats,
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Adolescents who experience racially-motivated discrimination are more likely to engage in tobacco use and exhibit tobacco dependence, highlighting a critical public health concern. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi aimed to investigate the association between discrimination distress and tobacco use outcomes among adolescents in the
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Investigators from the Syracuse University have conducted a study on the effectiveness of using experiential cultural strategies to transfer life skills and leadership in disadvantaged communities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The study, published in the BMC Public Health journal, focuses on a program implemented by the IDMAJ Foundation
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Today, Health Canada announced a $10 million investment through the Youth Mental Health Fund (YMHF) to expand Integrated Youth Services (IYS) in Alberta, making it easier for young people and their families to find the help they need. This investment builds on Canada's largest investment in youth mental
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To align content with PG-13 movie ratings by default, Meta has introduced changes to teen accounts on Instagram. All users under the age of 18 will be placed in updated 13+ content settings, which means they will see only content suitable for a 13-year-old audience. This includes hiding or declining
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Canada's job market for young workers is facing a pressing crisis, with unemployment rates soaring to a 15-year high of 14.7% for those aged 15 to 24 in September. This recession-like level of youth unemployment is likely to have long-lasting effects on their career trajectories, according to
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The employment landscape for young workers in Canada looks bleak, with the unemployment rate for 15 to 24-year-olds standing at 14.4 percent in September, more than twice the total workforce jobless rate. As of September, almost 436,000 young people are looking for work, with an average hourly pay
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As part of its commitment to addressing youth mental health, Health Canada has announced a $10 million investment in the Youth Mental Health Fund (YMHF) to expand Integrated Youth Services (IYS) in Alberta. The IYS model provides a one-stop-shop for youth to access mental health, primary care, substance use, sexual
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Nigeria is on the brink of a significant economic shift, with a renowned Professor of History, Olutayo Adesina, advocating for the creation of a self-sustaining economy that can provide employment for the country's youth. At a public lecture organized by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission
