Heather Turgeon

psychotherapist and co-author of Generation Sleepless

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Around 80% of high schoolers get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night, and research shows they need more to maintain good mental health.

Most high schoolers aren’t getting enough sleep, new law could help

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