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OJJDP FY2015 announces a new RFP: Bridging Research and Practice Project To Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for the FY15 Bridging Research and Practice Project to Advance Juvenile Justice and Safety (The Bridge Project). The Bridge Project will develop research-to-practice resources to advance the understanding, translation, and application of research […]

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2015 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring is open for registration!

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2015 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring Portland State University and MENTOR/The National Mentoring Partnership are proud to present the 2015 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring. The Summer Institute offers a distinctive educational opportunity for experienced mentoring professionals. Participants attend an intensive week-long seminar presenting the latest developments in theory and research on youth mentoring. Each […]

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Peer Mentoring: A discussion with Experienced Practitioners

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Peer Mentoring: A discussion with Experienced Practitioners Thurs., April 15, 2015 1:00-2:15 p.m. EST While still a relatively new topic, we have learned, over the course of the past decade, how to run a successful peer mentoring program. Join Margot Ross, Psy.D., and Tammy Potts for a lively discussion of peer mentoring.

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Apply for a Spencer Foundation Small grant. Deadlines in April, June, and August

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Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants Budgets $50,000 or Less Education and Social Opportunity Organizational Learning Purposes and Values of Education Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources Field-Initiated Proposals Small Research Grants in the Areas of Inquiry Proposal Submission Guidelines For research proposals with budgets of $50,000 or less, please see the information provided below regarding our […]

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Should “mentor duty” be the new “jury duty?”

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By Brandon Busteed Gallup just conducted a large study of young Americans aged 18 to 35 and found that those who had high exposure to certain 21st century skill development in school were twice as likely to be successful at work. The two most critical ingredients were whether they had “worked on a long-term projects […]

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Laughter can encourage self-disclosure and closeness with mentees

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by Jeremy Dean Laughter encourages people to open up and this is the secret to how to make friends, a new study finds. People in the study were more likely to disclose something personal about themselves after laughing together, although they didn’t realise it. Self-disclosure is usually critical to how to make friends, as the study’s […]

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Facebook adds lifelines to prevent teen suicide

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Posted by Deborah Bach-UW on March 2, 2015. In addition to vacation photos and cat videos, people also share details about their personal lives and feelings on Facebook—including occasional posts about despair and even thoughts of suicide. As the world’s biggest social network, with more than 1.39 billion users, Facebook is uniquely able to provide online […]

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You should sometimes talk politics and religion: Here’s why

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by Jean Rhodes I was presenting findings from my research on Hurricane Katrina to a group of college students when something very interesting happened. Many of the students were first generation Haitian immigrants, others the privileged sons and daughters of Boston’s elite. Still other were first generation college students from Southie and Dorchester, mixed income neighborhoods near […]

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Making a Difference With Youth Mentors

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By NANCY H. TILGHMAN Published: April 18, 2004 in the New York Times TAQUIOYA CAUSEY is 16 years old and has lived in at least 12 foster homes. She said that she couldn’t remember her father’s voice, and that her mother, a substance abuser, abandoned Taquioya and her older brother Kevin in Westbury six years […]

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Don’t miss this webinar on Trauma-informed mentoring

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A New Lens for Mentoring: Trauma Informed Care Thursday, March 19, 2015 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT Trauma Informed Care may be a new term for those supporting children and youth in mentoring programs, but it has been a framework for psychological treatment that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all […]

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