Juan Sáenz

#facilitatingcriticalconversations

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Major new report on global trends in mental health, out today from Sapien Labs. Data from 2.5 million people across 85 countries.

Some of the most important findings:

1) Young adults used to generally have good mental health, compared to older generations. But now, in ALL countries examined, they are doing badly compared to older generations in that country.

2) "Four key factors have emerged that together predict three quarters of this effect. These are diminished
family bonds, diminished spirituality, smartphones at increasingly young age, and increasing consumption of
ultra-processed food."

3) The decline of young people's mental health is "most pronounced in the wealthier and more developed countries." They note that it is in such countries that smartphones are given earliest, junk food is most heavily consumed, spirituality is most diminished, and family ties are looser and often weaker.

4) "A younger age of first smartphone ownership is associated with increased suicidal thoughts,
aggression, and other problems in adulthood."

5) Here is their summary of findings on early smartphone ownership:

"GenZ is the first generation to grow up with a smartphone. Among this group, the younger they acquired their first smartphone in childhood, the more likely they are to have struggles as adults. These struggles extend beyond sadness and anxiety to less discussed symptoms, such as a sense of being detached from reality, suicidal thoughts, and aggression towards others. The effects arise through disruption of sleep, increased risk of exposure to harmful online content, predators, and explicit material as well as increased probabilities of cyberbullying during crucial developmental years. Excessive time spent on smartphones also diminishes the development of social cognition that requires learned interpretation of facial expressions, body language, and group dynamics. The negative impacts are particularly sharp below age 13."

The report is short, accessible, and important. Read it here:

https://t.co/hFGAyoWabs

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

John Legend, a native of Springfield, Ohio, discusses the influx of Haitian immigrants, the spread of misinformation and disinformation about them, and recent attacks by Trump and his allies.

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

@jagan_chapagain @ifrc Best wishes Jagan in this amazing and very challenging endeavor. Congratulations!!

[ICRC @ICRC]

📢 We facilitated the release of 2 more hostages, transporting them out of #Gaza this evening.

Our role as a neutral intermediary makes this work possible & we are ready to facilitate any future release.

We hope that they will soon be back with their loved ones.

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

It’s been a dreadful week. Humanity must prevail.

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

@Duversman ahora si te pasaste con el #mansplaining hacia @gretadice . Que penosa situación, bien por Greta que te tuvo paciencia.

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

Super useful tool, check it out: https://t.co/CGZtiAFud4

[Ollin AC @ollinorg]

🎙️En el programa de hoy en punto de las 20:30hrs no te puedes perder a @gretadice donde nos contará todo sobre las Elecciones Locales . 📢 No te pierdas la transmisión con @AlejandroFranco por @WFM_Wradio #WRadio @Wradiomx

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

https://t.co/MU4oRfMWqm

[ICRC @ICRC]

The pandemic is far from over.

Make sure you're still taking care of your mental health today.❤️

[Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay]

I miss breakout groups.

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

@gretadice Es un buen simulacro de mecanismos alternativos de comunicación humana en caso de crisis global.

[Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay]

We are empowering emergent leaders within our organization to take ownership of key decisions.

But we will still need to run everything by legal and the executive director because we can’t have you people running Willy Nilly.

[UN Women @UN_Women]

1. End gender-based violence
2. Guarantee economic justice & rights
3. Ensure bodily autonomy & SRHR
4. Feminist action for climate justice
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Check out 7 ways to #ActForEqual & change the world with #GenerationEquality!
https://t.co/bIbAwaY555

[Greta RT @gretadice]

¡Hola, @FSMexico! Soy su vecina 🙃 Oigan, no está padre este ruido. Sé que ustedes no lo oyen, pero es muuuuuy molesto. @AlcCuauhtemocMx @lajuarezDF

[José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez @JoseAGuevaraB]

Expert@s en Derecho Internacional Humanitario o Derecho de la Guerra incluyen a México en lista d países q atraviesan conflicto armado interno. En portal d Universidad d Ginebra pueden conocer los detalles: https://t.co/PoAaVFay6b #MéxicoenGuerra #conflictoarmadointernomexicano

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

Both sides in the Israeli Palestinian conflict are called to respect civilians. Please see this powerful, balanced, humanizing and insightful CNN Interview with Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza Matthias Schmale. https://t.co/hIFZuNzZw5

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

Great way to mark March 8th: Serena Williams reads reimagined version of ‘If' by Kipling https://t.co/EdkfsHAhZp via @bbcsport

[Juan Sáenz @juanami]

In 2020 ENG thing is possible

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

Talk about shooting your shot. Spanish golfer Jon Rahm had some fun at the 16th hole of Augusta National on November 7 ahead of this week’s Masters Tournament ⛳️

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

Here is the leader of the Free World congratulating President-Elect Biden. Please watch. It’s important. We are watching Republican elected leaders turn their backs on democracy and liberty as they embrace Trump’s delusions and poison our polity with conspiracy theories.