Natural Mentoring

These articles pertain to relationships that are forged with caring nonparent adults (e.g., extended families, teachers, coaches, clergy, etc.) as opposed to those that are matched through programs.

Parents’ and caretakers’ perceptions of informal youth mentorships

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Weiler, L. M., Keyzers, A., Scafe, M., Anderson, A., &…

Which young people have access to informal mentoring?

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Gowdy, G., Miller, D. P., & Spencer, R. (2020). Expanding…

Identifying attributes of natural youth mentoring relationships

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Deutsch, N. L., Mauer, V. A., Johnson, H. E., Grabowska, A.…

Does mentoring by teachers help academically at-risk high school students ?

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Larose, S., Duchesne, S., & Châteauvert, G. B. (2020).…

How informal mentoring may benefit the educational resilience of sexual minority youth

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Gastic, B. & Johnson, D. (2009). Teacher-mentors and the…

Natural mentoring for foster youth moves from theory to practice

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By Devon Ziminski, The Chronicle of Social Change Young people…

Profiles in Mentoring: A Conversation with Johanna Greeson on Natural Mentoring and Foster Care

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Below is a profile of Professor Johanna Greeson. Johanna's excellent…

The untapped potential of “natural mentoring”

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Informal support from known and trusted adults makes an enormous…

These tools help coach college youth aged out of foster care to develop relationships

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By Yvonne Unrau, Youth Today What does it take to engage students…