How charity is saving phone-addicted Gen Z-ers from mental health crisis with many admitting ‘I don’t how to make pals’ [Video]

IT seems almost impossible now to imagine a world without social media.

But Gen Z-ers who cannot recall a time before smartphones risk becoming the most isolated generation in history.

Stark new statistics have revealed that the lives of Britain’s youngsters are dominated by hours spent alone in their rooms, scrolling on screens.

And while many actually want to kick their technology habit, they ­simply do not know how.

Now a charity is calling for action to help them develop social lives.

The Generation Isolation report, a study of 5,000 youngsters in England, exposed the huge number of 11 to 18-year-olds who fear feeling left out, lonely and anxious …