Archive - Generation Tech

What the Lancet doesn’t want you to know about girls and self-harm

Suggesting a link to social media is apparently too controversial

9 hrs ago •

Social media and teen suicide: If you’re going to discuss the “other side,” can you at least get the facts right?

A New Yorker article beautifully tells the stories of grieving families, but misrepresents the research on mental health

Oct 2 •

September 2024

Why has identifying as transgender increased so much among young adults?

And why the answers to that question are instantly political

Sep 25 •

Transgender identity: How much has it increased?

We finally have hard data

Sep 11 •

August 2024

Who’s more pessimistic: Young liberals or young conservatives?

And which group is more likely to think voting or protesting will do any good?

Aug 15 •

July 2024

The political gender gap: Is it real?

Why young men are trending right and young women are trending left, including in voting

Jul 31 •

Seven key insights on Gen Z in the workplace

How to recruit, retain, and manage the generation that confuses employers (and get ready for the pajama pants)

Jul 10 •

June 2024

Is the mental health of LGBT young adults getting better, or worse?

A mystery in the age of greater acceptance

Jun 18 •

ER admissions for self-harm have now quintupled among 10- to 14-year-old girls

They've also doubled among 15- to 19-year-old girls. The newly released 2022 data does not bring good news.

Jun 17 •

Have some teens benefited in the era of social media?

If so, depression rates should decline in some groups, especially LGB and marginalized teens. But they don't.

Jun 12 •

May 2024

Parent drug overdoses: The true cause of the adolescent mental health crisis?

Probably not. Here’s why.

May 29 •

Is the adolescent mental health crisis real, or just an illusion?

What the New York Times got (spectacularly) wrong – and why the time for denial is over

May 22 •

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