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This study offers a thorough overview of current studies about the impact of new media on mental health and educational results, especially among adolescents. As digital technologies and media platforms like social media, online video content, and instant messaging grow quickly, young people are using new media more and more in their everyday lives. This study examines peer-reviewed publications, empirical investigations, and theoretical works produced in the last twenty years to comprehend the good and bad ramifications of this transition. The findings show that new media makes it easier to get educational materials, helps people study together, and makes people better at using technology, but it also has serious effects on mental health. These difficulties include more worry, trouble sleeping, trouble paying attention, mood swings, and trouble focusing on schoolwork. The research that were looked at show that modern media has both good and bad effects on learning and mental health. This study also points out gaps in current research, notably in cultural and regional contexts. It stresses the need for additional focused studies to look at how new media use patterns vary by age, gender, and setting. The research continues by asserting that a balanced approach to new media utilization, underpinned by awareness and regulation, is crucial for fostering healthy mental health and facilitating effective learning among kids.