Ontario Students Report Worsening Wellbeing in a New Campus Survey
A second annual survey of Ontario college and university students, released on November 2, finds student mental health moving in a worrying direction. Among 3,060 students surveyed between April and May 2026, 58% said they felt anxiety or stress frequently or constantly, up from the previous year, while the share rating their mental health highly fell sharply and the share rating it poorly rose. Students pointed to cost-of-living pressures, part-time work demands, career uncertainty, and housing affordability as persistent strains, and about seven in ten described their finances as struggling or difficult to manage.
Source: GlobeNewswire (DrinkSmart Campus Pulse Survey, November 2, 2026)
Snap Reaches a Settlement Mid-Trial in a Teen Social Media Case
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has reached a settlement during a Los Angeles trial brought by two teenagers who argued that social media platforms were designed to encourage compulsive use and contributed to their depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Jury selection had begun the previous week, and the trial had been set to be the first of its kind for Snap, after the plaintiffs had already settled with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. The companies involved have denied designing their platforms to addict young people, saying they have taken steps to make them safer places for young people.
Source: Reuters via Devdiscourse (November 2, 2026)
Feeling Remembered May Go Along With Better Mental Health, Study Finds
A study of 2,912 adults in Israel suggests that people who more strongly believe they will be remembered after death — through relationships, accomplishments, or what they leave behind — tend to report better mental health. Those with a stronger sense of being remembered reported greater self-esteem, stronger social support, and more meaning in life, along with fewer symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress and fewer problematic addictive behaviours. The researchers stress that the links were modest and do not show cause and effect, and that the study was carried out during wartime, so more research in other settings is needed.
Source: Phys.org (November 2, 2026; study in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)
A second annual survey of Ontario college and university students, released on November 2, finds student mental health moving in a worrying direction. Among 3,060 students surveyed between April and May 2026, 58% said they felt anxiety or stress frequently or constantly, up from the previous year, while the share rating their mental health highly fell sharply and the share rating it poorly rose. Students pointed to cost-of-living pressures, part-time work demands, career uncertainty, and housing affordability as persistent strains, and about seven in ten described their finances as struggling or difficult to manage.
Source: GlobeNewswire (DrinkSmart Campus Pulse Survey, November 2, 2026)
Snap Reaches a Settlement Mid-Trial in a Teen Social Media Case
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has reached a settlement during a Los Angeles trial brought by two teenagers who argued that social media platforms were designed to encourage compulsive use and contributed to their depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Jury selection had begun the previous week, and the trial had been set to be the first of its kind for Snap, after the plaintiffs had already settled with Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. The companies involved have denied designing their platforms to addict young people, saying they have taken steps to make them safer places for young people.
Source: Reuters via Devdiscourse (November 2, 2026)
Feeling Remembered May Go Along With Better Mental Health, Study Finds
A study of 2,912 adults in Israel suggests that people who more strongly believe they will be remembered after death — through relationships, accomplishments, or what they leave behind — tend to report better mental health. Those with a stronger sense of being remembered reported greater self-esteem, stronger social support, and more meaning in life, along with fewer symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress and fewer problematic addictive behaviours. The researchers stress that the links were modest and do not show cause and effect, and that the study was carried out during wartime, so more research in other settings is needed.
Source: Phys.org (November 2, 2026; study in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction)