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Late Nights, Lonely Scrolls: New Study Links ‘Night Owl’ Habits to Problematic Tech Use in Young Adults
['Nnl Digital News Update']
NetNewsLedger
Night owls may be turning to technology at times of peak vulnerability — late at night, when mental health support is harder to access.
In Thunder Bay and across Northwestern Ontario, youth and post-secondary students already face barriers in accessing timely mental health care.
What Can Be Done in Thunder Bay?
For communities like Thunder Bay, this study reinforces the need for evening mental health programming, expanded online support services, and on-campus wellness initiatives that consider students’ real-life routines.
As the school year ramps up, local educators and mental health advocates might take this research as a wake-up call — quite literally — to rethink how we support students after dark.
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