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Rachel Hale

@rachelleighhale.bsky.social
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Reporting on youth mental health at USA TODAY. 📧 rhale@usatoday.com.

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Rachel Hale @rachelleighhale.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
At bars, the office and the gym, these tiny products have started taking the place of energy drinks. They’re not nicotine. They’re caffeine. For @usatoday.com, I wrote about the fast-growing category of caffeine pouches: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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They’re small, discreet and everywhere. Young people are obsessed with caffeine pouches
At bars, offices and gyms, caffeine pouches are increasingly showing up as an alternative to energy drinks. Experts say the growing online buzz may be introducing the products to younger audiences.
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Rachel Hale @rachelleighhale.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Today's @usatoday.com A1. Read the full story here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Children “will always be associated in search results with their story,” @rachelleighhale.bsky.social tells @willvh.bsky.social. This is one of many factors for reporters to consider before interviewing kids. 🧪
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When and How to Include Young People as Sources - The Open Notebook
People under 18 make up almost one-third of the global population, but they are generally poorly represented in journalism. Under the appropriate circumstances, and when time allows, incorporating chi...
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Rachel Hale @rachelleighhale.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New from me in @usatoday.com: After two student deaths led to the sudden closure of a North Carolina treatment program, families who had spent thousands for the program were left scrambling and questioning a system they trusted. Read more here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
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They sent their teens away for treatment. Then, everything unraveled.
After two suicides led to the sudden closure of Asheville Academy, families who had spent thousands were left scrambling to help their kids in crisis.
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