The Kids Aren't Alright: How Social Media Is Fueling the Teen Mental Health Crisis

We are in the midst of a teen mental health crisis. NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, working with fellow psychologist Jean Twenge, has spent the last few years trying to figure out why — and he believes social media is to blame.

As TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and the next big thing fine-tune the manipulative and addictive features that pull teens in, we cannot afford to ignore this problem while we sit back and wait for conclusive results. When it comes to children, our standards need to be higher, and our burden of proof lower.

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This is "Episode 26: Are the Kids Alright?" from Your Undivided Attention, the podcast from the Center for Humane Technology — a non-profit organization working to catalyze a humane future. View a transcript of this episode here: https://humanetech.com/podcast/26-are-the-kids-alright

The Center for Humane Technology also helped bring you The Social Dilemma, the Netflix documentary that chronicles the existential threats posed by social media. Help us turn the massive momentum of the film into lasting change: https://humanetech.com/the-social-dilemma

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