Anxious? Lonely? Stressed? This Is the Playlist For You
With an eye to this year’s focus on mental health, the Springtide Ambassadors have once again put together Spotify playlists! We sent an...
The Blog
The blog uses applicable and approachable insights pulled from our latest research, contextualizes our research with current events and lived experience, and offers posts written by young people, experts in the field, and Springtide staff and advisory board members.
Ask Josh: Is Gen Z the Loneliest Generation
While loneliness is not necessarily unique to this generation, the level of disconnection Gen Z is experiencing is cause for action. In this...
Inclusion Matters for Belonging
Some of our most recent research shows a clear tie between engaging with a religious or spiritual community and better mental health. Yet,...
Voices of Young People Podcast: Gen Z and Purpose
The Voices of Young People Podcast is a digital space where we listen directly to young people as they respond to our research...
Ask Josh: “How can we get young people back to church?”
One of the questions our executive director receives most is “how can we get young people to come back to church?” In this...
How Campus Ministry Created a Sense of Belonging
Many young people are lonely, which Springtide defines as a persistent state of being in which a person feels isolated, unsupported, and without...
Four Ways to Show Gen Z You Care
Cultivating any relationship takes time and effort, but showing care for a young person requires a precise type of support. Young people want...
Three Ways I Found Purpose
For many of us, purpose equals motivation. For Gen Z, this is especially true—our surveys and interviews with young people show a significant...
The Voices of Young People Podcast: How Expectations Can Help or Hurt Gen Z
The Voices of Young People Podcast is a digital space where we listen directly to young people as they respond to our research...
How does Gen Z use faith to cope with anxiety?
It’s no secret that everyone deals with stress, yet Gen Zers may be especially susceptible to stress and the anxiety and uncertainty that...
Prayer, Meditation, and What’s In-Between
Growing up in the Catholic church, prayer was something I heard a lot about. There was the Our Father and the Hail Mary,...
Our Springtide Ambassadors on Mental Health at Schools
We asked our Springtide Ambassadors, a group of young people who meet monthly to discuss Springtide data and themes, to contribute a piece...
Why Schools Need Connection, Expectation, and Purpose
Please enjoy this excerpt from our latest report on mental health and Gen Z in schools: Creating Organizations That Are Mental-Health Friendly Focusing...
Making Schools Mental Health Friendly
Today, our latest product—Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need to Know is available for the public. This project, and our Springtide...
Processing the Pandemic; Preparing for Life Post-Pandemic
In March 2020, the first month of lockdown related to the threat of COVID-19 in the United States, Springtide conducted a study of over...