Women who guide and mentor: Reflections for Women’s History Month
For Women’s History Month, we’re pleased to feature members of our 2023 Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) as they reflect on women who have...
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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.
Springtide embarks on 3-year project to learn what’s engaging Gen Z
Since our inception, Springtide has aimed to offer research and actionable insights to help those who care for young people to care better....
Women who have made an impact: Reflections for Women’s History Month
For Women’s History Month, we’re pleased to feature members of our 2023 Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) as they reflect on women who have...
Gen Z Mental Health: How They Get Help
It’s no secret that the decline in mental health among young people has reached epidemic levels. Yet, Generation Z also has unprecedented numbers...
Watch what being a Black Christian woman means to a young person
This blog post features a video made by SAP member Imani for Faith Counts. Below, Imani shares her vision for the video and...
A Snapshot of Black LGBQ+ Religious and Spiritual Life
Social science has long proven that the development of our identities is impacted by our parents are, the ZIP code where we were...
What young BIPOC want faith leaders to know
In our last post, we explored some of the key insights in our newest report, Navigating Injustice: A Closer Look at Race, Faith...
Navigating Injustice Shares What Race, Faith and Mental Health Mean for BIPOC Gen Z
Mental health issues are a reality for many young people, and COVID only intensified the problem. In 2022, nearly half of young people...
Who is living their best life?: A Profile of a Flourishing Gen Zer
Yet, so many factors of our life experience can keep us from that reality. Whether it’s where we’re born, who we’re born to,...
How isolation harms mental health for Gen Z
There are a number of red flags when it comes to mental health – and young people tell us that when the red...
11 stats on the religious and spiritual lives of non-binary young people
Of the thousands of young people we surveyed for our research on Gen Z, faith and mental health, one-third said they are not...
3 brilliant ways to build inclusivity in 2023
When it comes to organizations, members of Gen Z tend to be drawn to those that practice inclusivity as part of their values....
Old Passions Lead to New Directions
The greatest gift that 2022 gave to me was the discovery of my passion. The pandemic brought with it numerous challenges to my...
How I will be hopeful in the New Year
As we head into 2023, an excited, anticipating energy fills most people’s lives. For some, the New Year means a fresh start or...
What I’m most hopeful for in 2023
I found 2021, the pandemic’s second year, awfully disorienting. That year was divided into two parts: life before vaccinations and life after. Even...
When Transitions Are A Gift
A graduate degree. A first “real job.” A second cross-country move in two years. Highs, lows, and everything in between. 2022 has been...
The greatest gift that 2022 has given me
Remarkably, I write this from a privileged and very blessed place. 2022 was no more than an average year in terms of accomplishments...
What’s the Greatest Gift 2022 Has Given You?
While COVID-19 still looms in the background, many of us experienced a full year of a “new normal” in 2022 – and holiday...
3 things that support Gen Z mental health
When Springtide collected data at the two-year mark of the pandemic, nearly half of the young people (47%) we surveyed said that they...
Comparisons: How social media impacts Gen Z mental health
Of the almost 10,000 young people ages 13-25 we surveyed for the 2022 State of Religion & Young People: Mental Health report, more...
How does religion/spirituality impact LGBQ+ youth mental health?
Springtide interviews young people from a variety of backgrounds and demographics for our studies, and as you might guess, our religious and spiritual...
Does Gen Z Believe in a Higher Power?
Gen Z may not fill seats at weekend religious services, but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe in the higher power on which...
An Inside Look at Gen Z’s Spiritual Practices
A question we frequently hear at Springtide is “why don’t young people want to come to church?” Our data does show many young...
3 Ways to Help Gen Z Deal With Holiday Stress
Pandemic concerns might be fading, but money woes related to inflation may keep holiday gatherings smaller than expected this year – one in...
13 Points on Generation Alpha
At our recent Conference on Mental Health, Religion and Gen Z, a participant asked the question “What about Generation Alpha?” Generation Alpha is...
4 Ways to Create a Culture of Accountability That Resonates
Gen Z often gets a bad rap for being flighty, non-committal, etc., yet all young people (regardless of generation) undergo a shift from...
Is Your Organization Mental-Health Friendly? A Checklist
Whether it’s a place of worship, learning, business or community service, organizations set out to positively impact people both outside and within their...
Gen Z is Less Religious or Spiritual Than Older Generations? That’s A Myth.
One of the prevailing narratives about Gen Z is that they are moving further and further away from religion and belief, contributing to...
Two Paths to Facilitate Purpose: How Adults Can Help Young People Discover Theirs
“Well, for me personally, I think my purpose in life is to be able to resist and heal from the things that have...
Aligned Expectations Help Support Mental Health
“It’s hard to live your life if you’re worrying too much about your next life, I guess.” —Emma, 18 The State of Religion...
Connection Matters for Mental Health
“So I went to church with my family growing up, we went to a Christian Church and I think having that group of...
Gen Z and Mental Health: Four Intersections with Faith
I think religion . . . is a place to find belonging. It’s a place to connect with a higher purpose, which is...
Hear from Our Co-hosts at the Conference!
Research in Action: A Conference on Gen Z, Mental Health & Religion is just TWO days away, and we’re convening hundreds of people...
Ask Josh: How Can I Make Sure the Gen Zers in My Life Aren’t Lonely?
“Loneliness is just such an insidious and underrated cause (of mental health problems) and it comes back to how we’re just expected to...
Music Grounds: Introducing the FOCUS + CLARITY playlist
Does this fall season already have you frazzled? A little music may be just what you need to get you motivated. Our SAP...
Find Out What Young People Are Saying About Their Mental Health
It’s no secret that the mental health crisis has reached epidemic proportions, especially for Gen Z. Yet, a growing willingness to share mental...
Ask Josh: What is the difference between being religious and being spiritual?
What does it mean to be religious? Is that different from being spiritual? Since the terms are often used interchangeably, it’s understandable that...
Gen Z and Religion – What The Statistics Say
A common misconception about young people, and Gen Z in particular, is that they are moving away from belief in a higher power...
Finding Connection At School . . . The Hard Way
Finding connection and community is challenging at any stage in life. In this blog post, our SAP member Daniel talks about how finding...