# Tech & Society Lab | Global Adolescent Health

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##  Global Adolescent Health

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##  What is Happening to Adolescent Mental Health, Well-Being, and Educational Performance Around the World?

In *The Anxious Generation*, we documented a sharp deterioration in adolescent mental health across the United States, other English-speaking countries, and the Nordic nations beginning in the early 2010s. But how global is this transformation? And does the same pattern appear when we look beyond mental health to changes in attention, learning, and academic performance?

We are building a more comprehensive picture of how adolescence has changed around the world. When and where did adolescent mental health and well-being begin to deteriorate? Which outcomes, age groups, and sexes were most affected? Have attention and academic performance changed alongside mental health? And how closely do these trends correspond to the spread of smartphones, social media, and other digital technologies?

We investigate these questions using international surveys, government and administrative data, educational assessments, experimental and longitudinal research, and other historical evidence. By comparing countries and regions that experienced the digital transition at different times and in different ways, we aim to better understand the global transformation of childhood through the adoption of new digital technologies.

##  Relevant current projects, public press articles, and collaborative review documents

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Current Projects  - Adolescent Mental Health and Digital Technology Use Trends in East Asia \[TK\]
- Adolescent Mental Health Trends in the Anglosphere \[TK\]

Popular Press and After Babel  1. [The International Mental Health Crisis (Series of Essays)](https://www.afterbabel.com/t/the-international-mental-health-crisis). *After Babel*.
2. Rausch, Z. (2024, April 11). [The Girls Are Not Alright: Responses to Three Claims that the Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Exaggerated](https://www.afterbabel.com/p/the-girls-are-not-alright-responses). *After Babel*.
3. Rausch, Z., Potrebny, T., & Haidt, J. (2024, January 30). [The Youth Mental Health Crisis Is International, Part 4: Europe](https://www.afterbabel.com/p/international-crisis-europe). *After Babel*.
4. Rausch, Z., & Haidt, J. (2023, October 30). [Suicide Rates Are Up for Gen Z Across the Anglosphere, Especially for Girls](https://www.afterbabel.com/p/anglo-teen-suicide). *After Babel*.
5. Haidt, J., & Rausch, Z. (2023, April 19). [The Teen Mental Illness Epidemic Is International, Part 2: The Nordic Nations](https://www.afterbabel.com/p/international-mental-illness-part-two). *After Babel*.
6. Rausch, Z., & Haidt, J. (2023, March 29).[ The Teen Mental Health Crisis Is International, Part 1: The Anglosphere](https://www.afterbabel.com/p/international-mental-illness-part-one). *After Babel*.

Open Source Collaborative Review Docs  - [European Adolescent Mood Disorders Since 2010: A Collaborative Review](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KNegBCPPjMcHnKYKwsrk-fa-DJE5GxTSgGycZeAOt00/edit?tab=t.0)
- [Nordic Adolescent Mood Disorders Since 2010: A Collaborative Review](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w5DUx-7wTfFXvwuSRbM1Mi8VCqbpdUey4BgzPi9LvtA/edit#)
- [Global Adolescent Mental Health Since 2010: A Collaborative Review](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qzEt0ub4iqAEm5k-GMrboFDZPsR9vOMqCUdEXPjda8A/edit#)
- [What is Happening to Youth in the Anglosphere?](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KZ2sNNMRpNnBxNaqqH7tQ41uLQ_IDR4jLm0nyL_y6_M/edit?usp=drive_link)
- [Anglo Adolescent Suicide Rates Since 2010: A Collaborative Review](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ot775iQFtpYKi9TgMhvY3MsIdCMHsN36OueQ_vwKkKA/edit?usp=sharing)

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