Research
Mental & emotional health
Here we have a selection of facts and figures, medical publications, videos and media articles
The Evidence By: Zach Rausch and Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation begins by examining adolescent mental health trends. What happened to young people in the early 2010s that triggered the surge of anxiety and depression?
Students talk about cyberbullying
Sticks 'n Stones is a teenage led programme based in Central Otago committed to taking positive action online. This is the first of 3 episodes of our Sticks 'n Stones Snapshot Series and looks at what cyberbullying is and the part in plays in our lives.
Cyberbullying
When bullying goes online.
As technology becomes more central to young people's lives, cyberbullying is on the rise. Access to technology means that cyberbullying can happen at any time — a student's own home may not even be a safe place from bullying.
Cyberbullying
When bullying goes online.
As technology becomes more central to young people's lives, cyberbullying is on the rise. Access to technology means that cyberbullying can happen at any time — a student's own home may not even be a safe place from bullying.
Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness
School loneliness increased 2012–2018 in 36 out of 37 countries. Worldwide, nearly twice as many adolescents in 2018 (vs. 2012) had elevated levels of school loneliness.
The Girls Are Not Alright: Responses to Three Claims that the Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Exaggerated
Why changes in stigma and self-reporting procedures cannot explain the international decline of adolescent girls’ mental health.
Social media and self-harm in young people
Across the social media platforms, data was identified based on variations of “self-harm” or “self-injury” hashtags and conversations developing from these.
The Online Experience and its Influence on Youth Body Image in Aotearoa
This research aims to help us understand the complex online experiences influencing the mental and emotional wellbeing of young people in Aotearoa New Zealand, as told to us directly by rangatahi.