The Risks of Going Out & the Risks of Staying in for Young People

Balancing the concerns of mental and physical health during a pandemic requiring isolation is tricky for a generation already prone to extreme loneliness. NPR recently ran a story titled Why Some Young People Fear Social Isolation More Than COVID-19. It’s a heart-rending look at how young people are balancing the mental

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Have You Heard? The Voices of Young People Podcast

Springtide is dedicated to listening to the voices of young people. We do this through our quantitative and qualitative data; we do this by tuning into the trends and movements in the wider sociological landscape, and we do this in a particularly literal sense with our Voices of Young People

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Responding to Racism: Resources from Our Research Advisory Board

Springtide™ Research Institute is headquartered in a suburb just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have felt first-hand the expressions of outrage and resilience, grief and hope that have spilled out of this city and into the world following the murder of George Floyd, and we are encouraged by the energy and

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Belonging Episode 7

Desiring Deep Conversation

Emilie is back and illuminates why having a lot of friends online doesn’t produce the depth that young people need. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple

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At Home Creativity: Emilie, Age 26 

In response to the new found realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the  At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative

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Belonging Episode 6

Be Intentional

Jackson shows us how showing up with the intention of meeting young people where they are makes all the difference. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple

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At Home Creativity: Makida, Age 21

In response to the newfound realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative works responding to the prompt, “How

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At Home Creativity: Juliana, Age 15

In response to the newfound realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative works responding to the prompt, “How

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Belonging Episode 5

Listen First

Jana uses some personal examples to help us understand how trusted adults are important in very different ways than friends. Listen and Subscribe on: Spotify Apple

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At Home Creativity: Conner, Age 23

In response to the newfound realities of social distancing, including remote learning for students and working from home for many young professionals, Springtide™ Research Institute launched the At Home Creativity Campaign. This Spring 2020 campaign invited young people ages 13⁠ to 25 in the United States to submit creative works responding to the prompt, “How

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