CONVENE: The Great Rewiring of Childhood with Jonathan Haidt

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an International Mental Health Crisis, and How We Can Reverse It

Around 2012, childhood was rapidly rewired—from play-based to phone-based—and teen mental health plummeted. In this talk, Jonathan Haidt unpacks what he calls the greatest destruction of human capital in history and explores how we can reverse course. From phone-free schools to global policy shifts, he makes the case for restoring independence, play, and purpose to a generation in crisis.

The Convene Pillar is supported by Nespresso and ServiceNow.

About World Mental Health Day Festival

The Project Healthy Minds World Mental Health Day Festival is where visionaries, thought leaders, culture-markers, and advocates gather to celebrate and shape the future of mental health. The Festival convenes the most consequential leaders from across public policy, media, culture, sports, business, and the research worlds for groundbreaking conversations about the future of mental health.
From headline-making mainstage talks featuring luminaries like Jonathan Haidt and Katie Couric, to cause-driven fitness programming like mindful fitness classes led by Kendall Toole and Kelsey Wells, celebratory runs with Timm Chuisano, Hellah Sidibe and Raymond Braun, and Equinox meditation experiences, this is where the world gathers for World Mental Health Day.

About Project Healthy Minds

Project Healthy Minds is a next-gen mental health tech non-profit dedicated to expanding access to mental health services across the country. Project Healthy Minds is building the world’s first free digital mental health marketplace, destigmatizing mental health by partnering with culture-makers, and improving access and affordability by advocating for innovative workplace investments in employee mental health. The non-profit is focused on closing the treatment gap in America by attacking these primary barriers to care: stigma, discoverability, and affordability. Project Healthy Minds’ programmatic initiatives serve more than 200,000 people annually.

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