The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Creating an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Teens’ mental health started declining in 2010 — and that’s part of a trend that’s continuing. One factor is all the digital exposure they have via video games, social media, mobile phones and other technology. That’s important news for the employers who will be hiring them someday. In The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt explains how young people became part of one of the biggest social experiments in history — and what to do about the harm done to an entire generation. If you’re a Social Capital leader who cares about youth, we recommend putting this book at the top of your reading list.