# Research Knowledge fuels meaningful change, and we believe that research plays a vital role in shaping a more compassionate and impactful world. Our platform features a collection of research studies and insights focused on mental health, philanthropy, human connection, and the science of well-being. By bridging the gap between evidence-based knowledge and real-world action, we empower everyone to make informed decisions that drive lasting change. **Sorted in chronological order**.
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March 2026From Children's Voices to ActionUnicef | for every child➤ This paper presents both the perspectives of children—captured through direct consultations—and the insights of adolescents and youth—generated through a participatory foresight process, all conducted by UNICEF. Across regions and age groups, children demonstrated profound insight into how the digital world works—and how it doesn’t work for them./files/Dec1Y3IZTIkXaSjoAIB5
February 2026Global Mind Health in 2025Sapien Labs➤ This report (formerly known as the Mental State of the World Report) is the annual report of the Global Mind Project. The Global Mind Project tracks mind health and wellbeing across the Internet enabled world, collecting data on a wide range of emotional, social and cognitive capacities and problems along with numerous socio-cultural, lifestyle and environmental factors./files/wCihBeNwGdF8glzHriDA
November 2025Stress in America™ 2025: A Crisis of ConnectionAmerican Psychological Association➤ The "APA’s Stress in America™ 2025" report highlights a growing crisis of emotional disconnection in the U.S., where societal division and loneliness are deeply intertwined with declining health and well-being./files/a5YxlshWzX3qLGvhXbhu
November 2025The Power of PurposeGallup and Stand Together➤ "The Power of Purpose," explores the critical role of purpose in enhancing employee engagement, workplace performance, and overall life satisfaction./files/xdIIob6Iy52J1okdVxap
October 2025Boys in the Digital World: Online Culture, Identity, and Well-BeingCommon Sense Media➤ From social media to gaming, apps, and more, adolescent boys spend hours each day online. Our new research reveals how this relates to their identities, relationships, and emotional well-being./files/zcmXEvQcMq5JQ6NenSlL
September 2025The Real Face of Men's Health 2025 United States ReportMovember➤ Explore Movember's landmark report on the state of men's health in the US, its impact on partners, families, and communities, and the bold, community-led solutions that could lead to a brighter future./files/CT2Jr58DiL2gcbCjAxQ5
September 2025Wellbeing: Behind the ScienceHealthy Minds Innovations in strategic partnership with Center for Healthy Minds➤ A go-to, exclusive guide for developments in the science of wellbeing. By providing business leaders like you with a comprehensive, periodic summary of our progress, we hope you’ll find inspiration to prioritize the holistic wellbeing of your organization—from that of your employees and customers to your company’s overall performance./files/spt8BLZWJ9nizwG1SAiQ
September 20252025 BlueSky Youth Mental Health Survey: Perspectives on Mental Health from California's Young PeopleBlue Shield of California in partnership with Children Now➤ Blue Shield of California–in partnership with Children Now–set out to take the temperature of California Gen Z youth and their mental health. The results are both concerning and hopeful./files/6maTetlS1xVjtYFM5cxj
September 2025Youth Perspectives on Online Safety, 2024: An Annual Report of Youth Attitudes and ExperiencesThorn in partnership with Burson➤ The 2024 Youth Monitoring Report by Thorn presents a comprehensive analysis of online safety challenges faced by minors aged 9–17, based on qualitative and quantitative research conducted across the United States./files/4cMocEJ2Z6o1z7psg0vX
September 2025Teen Accounts, Broken PromisesArturo Bejar, Cybersecurity for Democracy, Fairplay: Childhood Beyond Brands, Molly Rose Foundation, ParentsSOS, and support from Heat Initiative➤ This report aims to assess safety features relative to Meta’s promises to parents and regulators. Our focus is on product design, not on content or how it is moderated. Even when we discuss content-related features, such as Sensitive Content Controls, our focus is on the effectiveness of the promised feature, rather than the content itself./files/WYkWfj549ZHmJV0UXVzT
September 2025Moms Across America Shed Light on Kids' Mental Health StrugglesInseparable and Count on Mothers➤ A report by Count on Mothers and Inseparable reveals that the majority of families are struggling to access and afford children’s mental health care./files/nKsq0dadhDuOaxlpDHw8
September 2025In Their Own Words: Young Voices on Mental Health and the FutureA National Poll by Hopelab and Data for Progress➤ A national poll reveals the complex reality and stark disparities of youth mental health while emphasizing youth voices in solutions./files/nNB2mb7bFD1mrCvczg1Z
August 2025Young Men's Media Landscaping ReportMovember➤ Young men increasingly inhabit their own unique digital ecosystems, navigating and consuming an immense volume of information and content every day. The world has started to take notice, sparking new conversations about the causes and implications of these online behaviors./files/Nscwvr9Zo9eCE5DysLw5
August 2025World Mental Health Today: Latest DataWorld Health Organization (WHO)➤ The report shows that while prevalence of mental health disorders can vary by sex, women are disproportionately impacted overall. Anxiety and depressive disorders are the most common types of mental health disorders among both men and women./files/NfXWVJ6KOBIVU43kLnqn
August 2025Mental Health Atlas 2024World Health Organization (WHO)➤ WHO’s Mental Health Atlas is a periodic survey and report of countries’ mental health policies and programmes, laws, information systems, financing, workforce and services./files/1NvPjQbcsur3aEsIWtfj
August 2025Workplace Mental Health in 2025: Trends and Best Practices of Top EmployersMental Health America (MHA)➤ Sourced from Mental Health America’s (MHA) Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, MHA’s latest report, Workplace Mental Health in 2025: Trends and Best Practices of Top Employers, offers insights and examples from leading employers to help others advocate for meaningful and strategic investments in employee well-being./files/mZq1LpWvtdi1ZIeGKJVR
July 2025Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI CompanionsCommon Sense Media➤ The report "Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions" by Common Sense Media explores the growing use of AI companions among U.S. teens aged 13–17, based on a survey of 1,060 respondents./files/03rifK8yGRrq1YAxsUg0
July 2025Navigating Generative AI and Youth Social Connection: Through Intergenerational ConversationFoundation for Social Connection➤ The Foundation for Social Connection embarked on an exploration of Generative AI’s impact on social connection, with a focus on younger generations. Our team reviewed published research, interviewed subject matter experts across disciplines, co-hosted intergenerational workshops on AI and social connection, and reviewed topic-relevant social media posts./files/EU36vEOnWbfs8kO5R5cs
June 2025UNICEF Perceptions of Youth Mental Health Report 2025: Understanding the Mental Health Impact of Global Challenges on Gen ZGlobal Coalition for Youth Mental Health led by UNICEF for Every Child➤ This study offers timely and vital insights into how young people perceive and experience the mental health impact of the world around them. It gives voice to a growing collective unease, but also to the resilience, creativity, and determination with which Gen Z are responding./files/Ou8AokFbW8CCv5oBBTZA
June 2025Mental Health Literacy: Young Adult Advocacy ToolkitMental Health Literacy Collaborative➤ This toolkit is designed by young people, for young people, ensuring that every page is infused with real voices, personal lived experiences, and practical, insightful tips you can apply to your everyday life./files/qY3q9EMyqisGiikNFOiW
June 2025Medicaid is Mental Health - State-by-State Impacts of Proposed CutsInseparable➤ Medicaid pays for 25% of all mental health care and 40% of all substance use care in this country — and it’s at risk. Without Medicaid, mental health conditions and substance use disorders will go untreated, harming individuals and placing avoidable strain on families, communities, hospitals, state budgets and more./files/667IU3r1m5q1c8DdxCga
June 2025Out of Sight, Out of MindUnited for Global Mental Health➤ An estimated 8.4 million people are admitted to mental hospitals across the world every year. They are placed in these institutions for a variety of reasons, not all to do with having a mental health condition. And there are many more people who end up in other formal and non-formal institutions, including community-based institutions, who do not appear in the World Health Organization (WHO) data./files/d8FTDnpQXlH8Yqlwbmt0
June 2025From Loneliness to Social Connection: Charting a Path to Healthier SocietiesWorld Health Organization (WHO) - WHO Commission on Social Connection➤ This landmark report highlights that social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with serious but under-recognized impacts on health, well-being, and society./files/G0atYQbOMUlNhkzaMdry
May 2025Thriving in Schools: How Philanthropy Can Support Young MindsMindful Philanthropy➤ Disrupted Lives and Growing Mental Health Challenges. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists in communities across the country, young people today are experiencing some of the most significant disruptions to their daily lives seen in decades./files/nwAnBKfK4OJemd8ZJy21
April 2025School Mental Health Report CardInseparable➤ Policies to Improve Student Wellbeing. Recent data show investments in school-based mental health supports are having a positive impact on our youth. There is still more to be done to ensure every child’s school has effective programs in place that promote mental wellbeing for all students and offer mental health services and support to those who need it./files/BhZLzhsn7YvrgAWS6mkl
April 20252025 Mental Health at Work ReportMind Share Partners in partnership with Qualtrics➤ This marks our fourth national study of the U.S. workforce–a pulse on mental health and well-being of employees against a backdrop of increasingly intense financial and political uncertainty./files/REe65OLDKuk0oSbDfkzv
April 2025Young Men’s Health in a Digital WorldMovember➤ Despite high levels of public interest, there has been a lack of attention given to the voices and experiences of young men engaging with this content and how it is impacting their health. Movember sought to change this by hearing from young men themselves about the influence of this content on their lives and wellbeing./files/KAK23Rl1HncwxO9Sljjg
March 2025World Happiness ReportAbout World Happiness➤ In this year’s issue, we focus on the impact of caring and sharing on people’s happiness. Like ‘mercy’ in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, caring is “twice-blessed” – it blesses those who give and those who receive. In this report, we investigate both of these effects: the benefits to the recipients of caring behavior and the benefits to those who care for others./files/iGIIg0xC7GPyUIgtPXYP
January 2025Spotlight: Wellbeing in SchoolsHundrED➤ The International Baccalaureate (IB) is honoured to partner with HundrED in spotlighting innovations that advance student wellbeing in schools worldwide. This collaboration stems from our shared belief that nurturing the whole student is essential not only for academic success but for lifelong fulfilment./files/2jswdbFU8SxFwl00I40i
January 20252024 Annual ReportCenter for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH)➤ The report summarizes data contributed to CCMH during the 2023-2024 academic year, beginning July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2024. De-identified data were contributed by 213 college and university counseling centers, describing 173,536 unique college students seeking mental health treatment, 4,954 clinicians, and 1,215,151 appointments./files/mx7OS4no4qNT4efFntBX
January 2025Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Task ForceBipartisan Policy Center➤ This is the second of three reports from BPC’s Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force. The first addressed safe and secure social media use, and the third will cover prevention and early identification of mental health and substance use disorders./files/Sx0kWmia4gisJZZyRU59
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