Being well.

December 17, 2025.

Over the past four years, we have developed well-being resources for educators in the form of podcasts, briefs, and a resource directory. But long before we did this work with NCSSLE, indeed starting back in 2002, we produced a number of resources on spirituality, well-being, and mindfulness for the broader child and youth services sector.

Given the current state of worry, stress, and hardship we are experiencing in this country, combined with the approaching holiday season, we are highlighting some of our best work on well-being and spirituality. For those who have been with us for a long time, you’ll remember us launching a series of publications on youth and spirituality–before the term ‘spiritually’ was replaced by the more secular term, ‘well-being’. That series led to our producing an evaluation of mindfulness practices in schools, and then to creating tip sheets and ongoing training for staff in child and youth care settings. 

So, here are just some of our well-being resources from the past several years, carefully curated for you below.

Enjoy!

And be well in 2026.

Spirituality

• Adolescent Heart & Soul: Achieving Spiritual Competence in Youth-Serving Agencies 

• A Part of You So Deep: What Vulnerable Adolescents Have to Say about Spirituality

• Practice Unbound: A Study of Secular Spiritual and Religious Activities in Work with Adolescents

Mindfulness in Schools

• Bringing Mindfulness to Schools: Talk About Wellness Initiative Final Report

• Evaluation of the S. Burlington, Vt. Inner Resilience Program

Professional Well-Being

• Working Well Brief: Recruiting and Retaining Black Educators

• Creating a Self-care Culture in Youth Programs

• Nurturing Happiness in Youth Programs