data is another mice and texters can t data is another mice and texters can opt out of data sharing. to promote mental health research some data is shared with researchers. scientists at sta nford shared with researchers. scientists at stanford use natural language processing to study about 3 million text messages. they uncovered five phasesin text messages. they uncovered five phases in the conversations. the introduction, problem setting, exploration, problem—solving and the wrapup. the best councillors were really quick to get through this problem exploration phase. they were really good at getting to the heart of the issue to understand that, and they were quicker to move on in the conversation, which means that they then had more time to spend in this problem—solving phase. then had more time to spend in this problem-solving phase. at the end of the chat, texters can rate their experience and the council. the researchers found that effective councillors avoided canned...

that was lara. now, if you are a parent, like me, it has probably crossed your mind that your kids might be using technology a bit too much. how long are they spending on their phones? how much are they texting? but the popularity of texting? but the popularity of texting amongst young people isn't all bad. sumeet dowson has been exploring how one organisation is using it to deal with serious issues for young people. every monday morning, this woman spends four hours texting with people in need. she is a volunteer counsellor for crisis text line, a free support service in the united states. councillors and textures remain anonymous for privacy reasons. ' ' remain anonymous for privacy reasons. -- texters. we have a lot of middle schoolers who are concerned about what is going on and they reach out to us during the day. they might be concerned about sitting alone at lunch, for example. we have texters texting in because they are in a domestic violence situation. most texters are...