Mental health issues are a reality for many young people, and COVID only intensified the problem. In 2022, nearly half of young people (47%) told Springtide they were moderately or extremely depressed, 55% reported being moderately or extremely stressed, and 45% said they were moderately or extremely lonely.
Please enjoy this excerpt from our latest report on mental health and Gen Z in schools: Creating Organizations That Are Mental-Health Friendly Focusing on Connection, Expectations, and Purpose The issues that impact young people’s mental health are broad, ranging from the macro (climate change, social media, stress from school, political
Today, our latest product—Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need to Know is available for the public. This project, and our Springtide Series on Mental Health in general, have been long in the works. We’ve spent more than a year thinking, planning, writing, and conversing about mental health, and
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 500 young people ages 18 to 25, asking about their experiences and expectations about what was to come. In February 2021, a year into living in lockdown,
A look at “faith unbundled” You’ve probably heard us talking about “Faith Unbundled” – it’s a central concept in our State of Religion & Young People 2021 report. But if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet (sign up to receive a free download of the report the
How Springtide thinks about describing the inner life There’s a lot of jargon floating around when it comes to the inner lives of young people, especially as new expressions of spirituality and faith emerge. In the complexities of our data alone, we have to hold some of these tensions: Spiritual
Welcome to a sneak peek (!) of The State of Religion & Young People 2021: Navigating Uncertainty. This report will be available in print and as a digital download in mid-October, and you can be the first to see it by signing up. Here’s how it begins… Welcome! This is
To celebrate the launch of our newest report Work/Life: Helping Gen Z Flourish and Find Balance, we are excited to share an excerpt from the introduction of the report: Striking the work/life balance doesn’t necessarily mean leaving one’s workplace at 5 p.m. to be home for dinner. It doesn’t even necessarily mean
Practicing Relational Authority as we emerge from the pandemic We’re coming up on the end of what has been one of the strangest years in history. As adults increasingly turn their attention to post-pandemic life, with vaccines on the horizon or in process for millions, it’s important to remember that many young
For the purposes of privacy, all identifying factors have been changed or removed. The first time I walk into Patient A’s room, the lights are off, and their head covered with a blanket. They let me come in and sit with them, but they are faced away from me. The first 5