Lonely? Religion and spirituality can help.

In Belonging: Reconnecting America’s Loneliest Generation, our 2020 report that contains responses and reflections from more than 1,000 young people ages 13–25, the findings from prior studies were confirmed: Young people are indeed lonely, perhaps at rates unforeseen by previous generations.  For this report, loneliness was defined as “a persistent

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Loving God, Loving Myself

For Pride Month, we asked members of our Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) who identify as LGBTQ+ to reflect upon: “How does your identity as a member of the LGBTQ+ community affect your religious belief or spirituality? Are the two intertwined for you? If they’re not, tell why your faith identity

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Interfaith panel shares insights based on new movie

Our newest interfaith panel is 46 minutes of pure wisdom.  Four dynamic women faith leaders gathered to discuss the spiritual and religious themes found in the new film adaptation of Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. This book was originally published in 1970 and has given a

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A Queer Faith

For Pride Month, we asked members of our Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) who identify as LGBTQ+ to reflect upon: “How does your identity as a member of the LGBTQ+ community affect your religious belief or spirituality? Are the two intertwined for you? If they’re not, tell why your faith identity

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How to Show Young People You Care

Our data provides a number of insights from young people on mental health as well as practical ways any adult can support young people’s mental health. Two of those core supports are being present and showing care.  Back in 2019, we set out to learn more about the alarming loneliness

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For this Gen X and Gen Z duo, mentorship is mutually beneficial

Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Employee Benefit News. You can see an excerpt of this article in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Morton’s enthusiasm is representative of her generation. Eighty-six percent of young workers are looking for bosses

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Faith in Action: A Pastoral Response to Racial Injustice

Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Connect Journal in an article written by our 2022-23 BIPOC Research Fellow, Cassandra Ogbevire. You can see an excerpt of her article in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. A new report from Springtide

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Resources for caring for LGBTQ+ Young People

At Springtide, we know many members of Gen Z deem the values of authenticity and inclusion as fundamental – they want to show up as their whole selves in every area of life and want others to be able to do that as well. During Pride Month, we’ll be highlighting

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Faith and Hindu Identity

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’ve invited members of our Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) to reflect on how their racial and ethnic identities impact their religious or spiritual beliefs. Below, SAP member Akhil shares how being a Hindu American shapes his identity, beliefs and how he

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