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The Anxious Generation is a 2024 nonfiction book by social psychologist Jonathan Haidt that examines the sharp rise in youth anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related struggles in the smartphone era. Haidt argues that childhood has been fundamentally reorganized since the late 2000s and early 2010s, shifting from a play-based model rooted in independence and real-world social learning to a phone-based model shaped by constant connectivity, social media, and algorithmic platforms. The book is both a diagnosis and a policy argument: it links changes in adolescent mental health to digital technology while also stressing the loss of free play, unsupervised exploration, and ordinary risk-taking. Written for parents, educators, clinicians, and policymakers, it combines research synthesis with practical recommendations. Its purpose is not simply to describe teen distress, but to explain why it accelerated so quickly and what communities can do to reduce harm.