Research & Publications
Groundswell Communities produces original prevention science research grounded in community voice. Our publications are designed to be actionable translating data and lived experience into frameworks, strategies, and recommendations that coalitions and community-led organizations can use.

How social media, childhood adversity, and the adolescent mental health crisis converge into a syndemic threatening Generation Alpha and what youth say we can do about it.
Dr. T. Hardy-Sellers
Doctor of Social Science, Prevention Science · Groundswell Communities · Research 2024
Original research on the syndemic interaction between social media addiction, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and declining adolescent mental health — with a youth-centered framework for prevention.
Dr. T. Hardy-Sellers
Doctor of Social Science, Prevention Science · Groundswell Communities · Research 2024 · Published 2026
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Groundswell Communities research is prevention science-based, equity-centered, and community-informed. We prioritize youth voice, lived experience, and practical application.


