Abandoned to the screen: The Social and Unprotected Youth

What happens when a generation grows up connected to screens-but disconnected from protection?

In Abandoned to the Screen: The Social and Unprotected Youth, Dr. Abdalla Dahir Abdullahi examines one of the most urgent challenges facing today's young people: growing up in a digital world without the safeguards they need to thrive.

This book explores how constant exposure to social media, online influence, and digital environments is reshaping identity, relationships, mental wellbeing, and social development among youth. It highlights the widening gap between technological access and meaningful protection-and the consequences this gap creates for families, schools, and communities.

Drawing on social insight and professional perspective, the book addresses:

the hidden risks young people face online

the social and psychological impact of digital immersion

the responsibilities of parents, educators, and policymakers

practical directions for building safer and more supportive environments

Timely, thoughtful, and deeply relevant, this book is an essential resource for parents, teachers, youth advocates, and anyone concerned about the future of the next generation.

The digital world is not going away-but our responsibility to protect young people must grow stronger.