Entries by Mia Lamont

Profiles in Mentoring: Christopher Wainwright on Youth Lived Experience Advocacy

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Christopher Wainwright is a PhD Candidate and Associate Lecturer at Griffith University, Australia. His work focuses on youth lived experience advocacy, translating research into action that directly benefits communities. With experience across eleven countries and collaborations with organizations like batyr, he centers young people’s voices in shaping meaningful change. We recently had the opportunity to […]

Radical Care in Mentorship: Lessons from History for Today’s Challenges

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Reddick, R. (2025, July 30). Radical Care, Real Consequences: Why Mentorship Still Matters. William T. Grant Foundation. https://wtgrantfoundation.org/radical-care-real-consequences-why-mentorship-still-matters In Radical Care, Real Consequences: Why Mentorship Still Matters, Richard Reddick (2025) situates mentorship within a broader struggle for equity, inclusion, and academic freedom. He argues that developmental relationships are not only supportive but also deeply political […]

How Paraprofessionals Can Boost Youth Mental Health in Schools

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Bruns, E. J., Ehde, C., Gaias, L. M., Kebede, B., McWherter, C., & Wick, E. (2025). Behavioral Health Student Assistance Programs: Leveraging Non-Traditional Mental Health Providers to Address Workforce Shortages and Mitigate the Youth Mental Health Crisis. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-025-01465-8 Introduction Rising rates […]

Bridging the Civic Gap: Exploring Inequalities in Youth Philanthropy Programs

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Herzog, P. S., Dillman, B., Park, S., Penman, N., & Housemyer, J. (2025). Youth philanthropy: Studying potential for inequalities in outcomes. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. https://scholarworks.indianapolis.iu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/36c09ebd-03fa-4cdf-9497-a89c11f81724/content Introduction Youth philanthropy programs position young people as civic contributors, shifting from deficit-based models of youth development to asset-based engagement. These initiatives often include fundraising, grant making, and […]

Educator and Caregiver Perspectives on Rural Youth Mental Health Access

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Garbacz, S. A., Im, S., Young, K., Godfrey, E., Stelter, C., Twombly, T., Deng, X. F., & Albers, C. A. (2022). Promoting youth mental health in rural communities. School Mental Health, 14(4), 863–879. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-022-09526-1 Introduction Youth in rural areas face disproportionately high rates of depression, suicide, and substance use, yet they often lack adequate access […]

College Peer Mentoring: Flourishing Through Service and Connection

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Maples, A. E., Kazlauskaite, V., Wongmo, T., Mendenhall, T., & Weiler, L. M. (2025). An examination of the lived experiences of college student mentors and their experiences of flourishing in a youth mentoring program. Journal of Community Psychology, 53(5), e70021. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.70021 Introduction Flourishing, characterized by optimism, purpose, and supportive relationships, is a key predictor of […]

Registration Now Open! Effective Student Mentoring Webinar with Gabriele Oettingen, PhD.

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We’re thrilled to welcome Gabriele Oettingen, PhD., as the featured presenter for our upcoming Effective Student Mentoring Webinar on September 25th at 12ET. In Future Thought and Behavior Change, Dr. Oettingen will share her groundbreaking research on mental contrasting and the WOOP method (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan), offering insights into how individuals can overcome obstacles, […]

The $56,000 Impact of a Mentor

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Bell, A., & Petkova, N. (2024). The long-term impacts of mentors: Evidence from experimental and administrative data. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4868302 Introduction Mentoring has long been positioned as a protective factor for disadvantaged youth, yet evidence on its long-term economic impact has remained limited. Bell and Petkova (2024) address this gap by combining randomized controlled trial (RCT) […]

Profiles in Mentoring: Mackenzie Hart on Just-in-Time Mentor Training

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Mackenzie J. Hart, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Hart’s research focuses on empowering youth in low-resource environments by building motivation for positive change and expanding access to evidence-based interventions. She is particularly interested in training and equipping paraprofessional providers, such as […]

Building Structure and Connection in Foster Youth Mentoring

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Salazar, A. M., Spiers, S. S., Fabiyi, D. G., & Thompson, J. (2025). Implementing interventions that include mentoring components with young people with foster care experience: Lessons learned from the field. Child Protection and Practice, 5, 100135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2025.100135 Introduction Youth with foster care experience face significant barriers to higher education, including instability and trauma. Mentoring […]