Improving Outcomes

In this section, we highlight proven strategies for increasing the effectiveness of mentoring programs

Scoping review of therapeutic mentoring highlights benefits and need for rigorous research

Werntz, A., Rhodes, J. E., Brockstein, H., Fallon, L., &…

Implementing a professional youth mentoring program during times of crisis: Lessons from the global pandemic.

Hanson, K. G., Satchell, A. K., Skinner, M. L., & Eddy, J.…

Therapeutic Mentoring: A Scalable Solution to the Youth Mental Health Crisis

Editor's note, we are reprinting this to mark the new State Certified…

When Mentors Fail: New Study Reframes Coaching Breakdowns as Consumer Dissatisfaction

Aron, D., Battistoni, M., & Bonilla, A. (2026). Coach hurt:…

New Mentoring Research Roundup: Jean Rhodes and Megyn Jasman on Why Mentors Leave, and What Programs Can Do About It

Mentoring Research Roundup: What Keeps Mentors Showing Up, And…

Women Mentoring Women: New Research Points to the Importance of Shared Gender in Mentoring Relationships

Beltran, D. R., & Robnett, R. D. (2026). Mentoring, academic…

Closing the Rural Mental Health Gap: New Findings Support Training Mentors as Prevention Providers

Gunlicks-Stoessel, M., Weiler, L. M., Choy-Brown, M., Rydberg,…

Study Reveals the Limits of Relationship-Based Attendance Interventions

Pierre-Floyd, K. (2026). The impact of check-in/check-out mentoring…

New Study Finds Peer Mentors Help Student-Parents Stay in STEM

Contreras Aguirre, H. C., & Long, M. (2026). Balancing academics…

What Good Mentoring of Neurodivergent People Actually Looks Like

Smith, A. B., Adams, E. G., Abercrombie, E., Bibi, N., Bottini,…