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    Does Your School Use Suicide Prevention Software? We Want to Hear From You.

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    Concerned about anxiety and depression among students, some schools are monitoring what children type into their devices to detect suicidal thinking or self-harm.In response to the youth mental health crisis, many school districts are investing in software that monitors what students type on their school devices, alerting counselors if a child appears to be contemplating suicide or self-harm.Such tools — produced by companies like Gaggle, GoGuardian Beacon, Bark and Securly — can pick up what a child types into a Google search, or a school essay, or an email or text message to a friend. Some of these alerts may be false alarms, set off by innocuous research projects or offhand comments, but the most serious alerts may prompt calls to parents or even home visits by school staff members or law enforcement.I write about mental health for The New York Times, including the effects of social media use on children’s brains and algorithms that predict who is at risk for suicide. I’m interested in knowing more about how these monitoring tools are working in real life.If you are a student, parent, teacher or school administrator, I’d like to hear about your experiences. Do you think these tools have saved lives? Do they help students who are anxious or depressed get the care they need? Are you concerned about students’ privacy? Is there any cost to false positives?I will read each submission and may use your contact information to follow up with you. I will not publish any details you share without contacting you and verifying your information.If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources.Share Your Experiences with Suicide Prevention Software More

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      Tell us: Have you been forgoing Covid tests?

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      It’s the fifth summer of Covid, and most people seem eager to move on. We want to understand the pervasiveness of the ignorance-is-bliss attitude.Covid cases are surging, but in contrast to summers past, our lives seem to be carrying on with all of their scheduled programming.Covid is still a serious threat to people who are immunocompromised or elderly, but for many others, a positive Covid case seems to be regarded much like the common cold of the before times, and some are abandoning their once-meticulous methods of testing and isolation in favor of a more laissez-faire attitude.The Times is trying to assess how people are thinking about their own transition into a life where the disease is by some standards endemic. On days when you haven’t felt very well, have you bothered to test for Covid, or decided it didn’t really matter what respiratory condition was behind it? If someone in your household has come down with Covid, did you go to work, school or the gym anyway, despite your exposure? Have you found yourself purposely skipping a Covid test for fear of having your social or vacation plans canceled?Please respond by Monday, Aug. 19. We won’t publish any part of your response without following up with you first, verifying your information and hearing back from you. And we won’t share your contact information outside the Times newsroom or use it for any reason other than to get in touch with you. More

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      What’s Left on Your Summer Bucket List? Tell Us.

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      Summer is nearing its end — at least in spirit — and we want to know how you’re making the most of what remains.Did you finish your summer reading pile? Have you watched to an outdoor movie or lounged on a beach yet? Have you summoned the energy to host a cookout? Yeah, neither have we. For some, summer is just another season — only sweatier. Work goes on, and children need to be cared for.But, with each season comes a new list of want-to-dos, and summer may come with the most pressure of all to experience whimsy, to hurry up and have fun. Now, with its end comes a melancholy, a je regrette … something. Or not doing something. The good news is it’s not over yet! We want to hear what you’re doing to fulfill the rest of your summer bucket list.We’ll read all responses through Monday, Aug. 12 and may reach out to some responders to interview them for an article. We won’t publish any part of your submission without contacting you first. More

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      Rate the Presidential Debate

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      Our writers and editors are formulating their thoughts on Donald Trump and President Biden’s first debate of the 2024 presidential race. As we await their scorecards, Times Opinion wants to hear from readers: Who do you think won the night? What were some of the most significant moments and did things go as you expected?Share your conclusions in the form below. We’ll publish a selection of your responses in the coming days. A member of our team will be in touch by email if we decide to include your comments.Fill out your debate scorecard

      The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of our articles. Here are some tips. And here’s our email: letters@nytimes.com.Follow the New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, X and Threads. More

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      Wirecutter Wants to Hear From You

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      Do you have a story idea, feedback on our coverage or a question for our journalists? Let us know.We’re eager to hear from our readers. Please fill out the form below if you have feedback on our recommendations or website, or a question for our team. If you have a problem you think could be solved by a product, share it with our advice column, Ask Wirecutter, which explores the best approaches to buying, using, and maintaining stuff.We won’t be able to respond to every message, but we will read and carefully consider each one. If you need help with your account or subscription, please contact Customer Care.Please note that we do not take product requests from manufacturers, creators, retailers, sponsors or any company or group. All requests to review or add a product to our lists from anyone associated with these groups will be deleted. More

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      Did the Israel-Hamas War Affect Your Seder? Tell Us.

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      We want to know if the war influenced your Seder rituals.For an article later today, The New York Times is hoping to learn more about how the Israel-Hamas war may have affected Seders last night, or preparations for Seders tonight or later.If you participated in a Seder where rituals were influenced or changed by the war, and you’re interested in sharing your story, we’d love to hear from you about your experience. Were different items placed on the Seder plate? Were discussions about the war part of the Seder?We will not publish any part of your submission without contacting you first. We may use your contact information to follow up with you.Have your Seder rituals been influenced by the Israel-Hamas war? More

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      Share Your Story About the Organ Transplant System

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      We want to hear from doctors, nurses, technicians, patients and others with experience in the system. Tell us your experiences below.The New York Times is interested in the organ transplant system.Do you have a tip about irregularities in the system? If so, we need your help.If you are a doctor, nurse, technician or anybody else working on organ transplants, we’d love to hear from you. We are also eager to talk to from medical residents working in those transplant programs. And of course, we also want to hear from patients and their families.Share your story about the organ transplant systemWe will not publish any part of your submission without contacting you first. We may use your contact information to follow up with you. More

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      Is There a Political Divide in Your Family?

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      We want to hear from readers about how they approach different opinions over various social issues.As the 2024 election nears, parents and their teenage children and young adults are sometimes finding themselves divided on how they think about social issues, even if they identify with the same political party.In some cases, immediate families are split in their views across age and gender lines. According to a recent Gallup poll, fewer men in each age group today identify as liberal than do their female counterparts — but the gap is widest among those ages 18 to 29.The New York Times is looking to hear from readers about how they are approaching family conflicts over questions of gender, climate, equality, abortion and gun control, among other topics. If you are a young adult, do you share your parents’ political values or the values of your partner?We will not publish any part of your response without talking with you first. We will not share your contact information outside of the Times newsroom, and we will use it only to reach out to you.Your Family Dynamic More

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      Are You Starting Ozempic or Another GLP-1? We Want to Hear From You.

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      The New York Times is looking to speak with people who are about to start GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and are open to allowing us to chronicle their experiences.Have you tried numerous avenues to help your chronic illness, obesity or mental health and turned to Ozempic, Wegovy or another GLP-1 drug to address these issues? The New York Times wants to chronicle the journeys of people who are about to start taking one of these medications or who are losing access to them. We’re especially interested in hearing from groups of people, such as friends or families, that are taking these drugs as a group.We will keep all responses confidential and will reach out to respondents whose stories we’d like to learn more about. We will only use your contact information to follow up with you and will not share it outside the Times newsroom. More