Findings suggest ways faith leaders can facilitate belonging and mitigate loneliness in young people A new survey by Springtide Research Institute found that for many young adults, shelter in [...]

As the United States and much of the global community comes to terms with social distancing, it’s worth taking a minute to pause and consider all of the people who feel lonely and isolated even [...]

Springtide interviews young people from a variety of backgrounds and demographics for our studies, and as you might guess, our religious and spiritual lives can be influenced by where we grow up, [...]

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 many of those services are focused. A large majority of young people [...]

A question we frequently hear at Springtide is “why don’t young people want to come to church?” Our data does show many young people don’t attend religious services regularly, that doesn’t mean [...]

Pandemic concerns might be fading, but money woes related to inflation may keep holiday gatherings smaller than expected this year – one in five Americans say they’re staying home this year due [...]

At our recent Conference on Mental Health, Religion and Gen Z, a participant asked the question “What about Generation Alpha?”   Generation Alpha is the generation following Gen Z – they’re born [...]

Gen Z often gets a bad rap for being flighty, non-committal, etc., yet all young people (regardless of generation) undergo a shift from parental oversight to self-management that can make them [...]

Whether it’s a place of worship, learning, business or community service, organizations set out to positively impact people both outside and within their walls. Yet, sometimes organizations can [...]

One of the prevailing narratives about Gen Z is that they are moving further and further away from religion and belief, contributing to the rise of the Nones (or those unaffiliated, agnostic, [...]

“Well, for me personally, I think my purpose in life is to be able to resist and heal from the things that have affected me and just help others and live my life the way I deserve to [...]

“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 & Young People 2022: Mental Health – [...]