Trends: Parents worry about children's sleep

A survey by China Youth Daily found that 82.4 percent of parents worry their children are getting insufficient sleep. Nearly 63 percent of people ages 6 to 17 sleep less than eight hours per night, the survey showed. Excessive schoolwork and pressure from cram schools are deemed to be the two major causes of the lack of sleep, accounting for 61.1 percent and 54.5 percent respectively. Homework pressure has long had the biggest effect on children's sleep, while the use of electronic devices and the internet has exacerbated the situation. The survey covered 1,876 parents, 77 percent of whom live in the first and second-tier cities.

Tech: Digital help in suicidal prevention

Digital suicide prevention strategies may be the best way to reach vulnerable people and help tackle growing suicide rates, according to Australia's Black Dog Institute, which treats mental illness. A review of over 6,700 international articles, and 16 scientific trials showed that the emerging field of digital tools which target suicide could be an effective way of reaching those who might otherwise suffer in silence. The digital approach breaks down a number of barriers including cost, flexibility and stigma which prevent many of those in need from accessing face-to-face treatment, lead author Michelle Tye from the Black Dog Institute said. Groups such as males and youth, who Tye terms "the unreachables", have some of the highest levels of not seeking help and therefore could particularly benefit from digital interventions.

People: US climber dies after fall in Mexico

One of the world's most renowned rock climbers, Brad Gobright from the United States, has died after falling off a mountain in Mexico. The fall occurred on an almost sheer face known as El Sendero Luminoso on the El Toro mountain in the El Portrero Chico area near the northern city of Monterrey, civil defense officials said. Another climber, Aidan Jacobson of Phoenix, Arizona, also fell but survived. Civil defense officials in Nuevo Leon state in northeastern Mexico said Gobright, 31, fell about 300 meters to his death on Wednesday. His body was recovered on Thursday.

Society: Constitution publicity campaign

A weeklong campaign was launched nationwide on Sunday to enhance awareness of China's Constitution. The campaign aims to promote the spirit of the Constitution and advance the modernization of the country's system and capacity for governance. Wednesday marks China's sixth Constitution Day.