Personal preludeBy the time that my son was 18, among friends, family and close acquaintances, we knew of nearly six deaths caused by accidents linked with alcohol or suicide. One virtually successful suicide left a 14-year-old with permanent brain damage. After the tragic accident of a very loved young friend of ours, his mates and our son created their own mourning ritual returning to their local pub each day for about a week, sitting around a table together and talking and crying. I think it was this experience that compelled me to consider the spiritual void of our current post modern generation who have been born after 1980.This paper outlines some of the contemporary concerns about young people and mental health, offers some newer perspectives on spirituality and a possible framework for spiritual health as a way of addressing the multifarious factors involved with well being. Finally, a short summary of part of a qualitative study of young people’s experiences of spiritually-oriented summer school events in two different contexts is given as one model of constructive intervention.