Schools and Online Social Networking
This artilce includes tips for keeping students safe while using online social networking sites. The article advocates the blocking of "all non-educational, entertainment use of the Internet" at school. Do you agree or disagree? Are students without access to the Internet at home at a "social" disadvantage without access to these types of sites?

Read the article. Weigh in with your opinion.

The Iraq War and PTSD
We often hear of soldiers in Iraq suffering from symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but what about American civilians working to rebuild the country?

Read David Meredith's story about working in Iraq. Should companies sending their employees to Iraq cover the cost of treating PTSD?

What do you believe concerning TeenScreen?
Critics of TeenScreen, a suicide screening program, claim that it is simply a "recruiting" method fueled by the large pharmaceutical companies...after looking at the TeenScreen site, do you agree or disagree?

Read an editorial at ifeminists.net for another perspective. Feel free to post your opinions of TeenScreen here.

TeenScreen-- What's all the hype?
TeenScreen is a national mental health screening program developed at Columbia University. It was recently awarded $9.6 million by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Read the press release at the TeenScreen site.