We asked our Springtide Ambassadors, a group of young people who meet monthly to discuss Springtide data and themes, to contribute a piece of writing for our report, Mental Health & Gen Z: What Educators Need to Know which is part of our Springtide Series on Mental Health. Here, they
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
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Lifeway. This article, What Churches Must Do to Reach Gen Z is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Who do you go to when you are in need? When life
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by USA Today. This article, Martial arts, activism and art: For young people, spiritual journeys are venturing away from religion is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. When Jordan Booker, 22, found himself
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Sojourners. This article, Gen Z is Remixing Religion is reprinted in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. My generation — Gen Z — is one of the most progressive generations according to a nationwide poll conducted
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,
Destina is a first-generation Chicana and a first-year PhD student. She talks about how the Catholic Church’s violence against indigenous people, among other things, has made her question the religion she was raised in. Her close personal relationship with La Virgen — who Destina understands as pre-Hispanic — is the reason why Destina says she has not completely disaffiliated from the Church. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple
Brian, a Peruvian graduate student, reflects on the role his family and their migration to the U.S. has played in his faith life. Brian shares that practices like prayer and weekly Mass not only deepen his personal faith, but also help him feel close to his family while he is
Gaby identifies as Catholic and Latina. She grew up going to Spanish-language Masses with her mom, even though they did not always feel welcome by the church community. Now, Gaby is a first-gen PhD student who continues to find meaning and value in going to Mass with her friends. Listen