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Play Deprivation Is A Major Cause of the Teen Mental Health Crisis
Allowing more unsupervised free play is among the most powerful and least expensive ways to bring down rates of mental illness
Jul 27
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Jon Haidt
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Peter Gray
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June 2023
Why Haidt and Schmidt’s Proposed Social Media Reforms Are Insufficient
A former Meta product manager suggests changes that would make the reforms more effective for mitigating the coming impact of AI.
Jun 21
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Jon Haidt
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Ravi Iyer
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Yes, We Do Know Social Media Isn’t Safe for Kids
What the Washington Post editorial board got wrong about the research
Jun 12
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Jean M. Twenge
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The Case for Phone-Free Schools (updated links)
The research is clear: Smartphones undermine attention, learning, relationships, and belonging.
Jun 6
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Jon Haidt
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The Case for Phone-Free Schools
The research is clear: Smartphones undermine attention, learning, relationships, and belonging.
Jun 6
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May 2023
Kids Who Get Smartphones Earlier Become Adults With Worse Mental Health
New global study from Sapien Labs finds consistent links, stronger for girls
May 15
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Jon Haidt
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Zach Rausch
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Kids Who Get Smartphones Earlier Become Adults With Worse Mental Health
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AI Will Soon Make Social Media Much More Harmful to Liberal Democracy, and to Children
My new essay with Eric Schmidt lays out four imminent threats and five doable reforms
May 5
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Jon Haidt
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April 2023
The Mental Health Crisis Has Hit Millennials
Why It Happened and Why It’s Bad For Democracy
Apr 25
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Jean M. Twenge
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The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic is International, Part 2: The Nordic Nations
For Teens, Scandinavia is No Longer The Happiest Place On Earth.
Apr 19
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Zach Rausch
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Jon Haidt
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Why Some Researchers Think I’m Wrong About Social Media and Mental Illness
Six propositions for evaluating the evidence.
Apr 17
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Jon Haidt
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Do the Kids Think They’re Alright?
It’s hard to find members of Gen Z who think their phone-based childhoods benefitted their generation
Apr 12
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Jon Haidt
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Eli George
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March 2023
The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic is International, Part 1: The Anglosphere
Why did mental health fall off a cliff at the same time and in the same way in the USA, The UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? Part 1 of 3.
Mar 29
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Zach Rausch
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Jon Haidt
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