Investing in People

Less Tech, More Play?

June 26, 2024
16:30–17:00 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the latest research on adolescent mental health trends highlights a shift in the early 2010s with a significant surge in anxiety and depression. What are the causes of this shift and how can emerging harms for children and young adults be tackled to reverse the trend?

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Speakers

PC
Pamela Collins
Professor and Chair, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins University
JH
Jaime Ho
Editor
Straits Times

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