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Schwartz, S., Rhodes, J., Spencer, R., & Grossman, J. (2013) Youth initiated mentoring: Investigating a new approach to working with vulnerable adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology. Introduction: This article examines the use of Youth Initiated Mentoring (YIM) in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP), an intensive residential program for youth who have […]
NEW VIDEO Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Youth Outcomes: A theory of change. In this 5-minute video, a theory of change for improving outcomes for youth and their families is presented. This was developed by the Frontiers of Innovation community and underscores the importance of building the strengths of parents, teachers, and other caregivers and […]
Most mentoring researchers hold advanced degrees in psychology or social work and could easily be raking in higher salaries as full-time clinicians or consultants. Yet all of us have set our sights on mentoring research. Indeed, even as I studied clinical psychology, and learned to speak the language of psychiatry during intensive years of hospital-based […]
by David DuBois With the ever-growing volume of research on youth mentoring (Blakeslee & Keller, 2012), it is a formidable task for even the most evidence-minded practitioner, policy-maker, or funder to keep up with the latest findings. Resources and events such as this website, the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring at Portland State University, […]
by Renee Spencer Eli Finkell and Gráinne Fitzsimmons, two researchers who study interpersonal relationships, ran an Op-Ed called “When Helping Hurts” in this past Sunday’s New York Times. While they focused on helicopter parents — the ones who hover and have to be told that it is time to leave when dropping their children off at college […]
Editors Note: Although this story is about women in the workforce, it has significant implications for the young adults who will be entering the work force in the coming years and, more generally, the role of natural mentors in the lives of our nation’s young women. Kate Ashford, LearnVest | May 2, 2013, 3:44 PM […]
Summary of key findings [In this evaluation], (from report) standardised survey measures were used to assess outcomes at 4 time points, or waves, over a 2-year period for intervention and control groups. The outcomes assessed related to 4 dimensions – emotional and mental well-being, education, risk and problem behaviour, and relationships and social support. Youth […]
by: Elizabeth Lawner and Martha Beltz, with Kristin Moore. Executive Summary (from report) Child Trends conducted a synthesis of experimental evaluations of 19 mentoring programs for children and youth, including Big Brothers Big Sisters, to determine how frequently these programs work to improve such outcomes as education, mental health, peer and parent relationships, and behavior problems, and what […]
(April 29, 2013) New research from experts within the University of Minnesota School of Nursing has found teen girls at high risk for pregnancy reported being significantly less likely to participate in social bullying after participating in an 18-month preventive intervention program. This research, in combination with University of Minnesota School of Nursing research findings […]
Mentoring Gender Gap: Minnesota Needs More Male Mentors MINNEAPOLIS, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — More than $7.5 million is the total value of time given by mentors in Minnesota, yet 250,000 youth throughout the state need a mentor. The most common reason for youth to be on a mentoring program waiting list is […]
MentorPROFebruary 21, 2023 - MentorPRO is a leading digital tool platform to support educators to build developmental relationships with their students in easy and fun ways.
AlongMarch 30, 2022 - In support of our continued conversation on how to support today’s youth, this issue of the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring is proudly sponsored by Along, a free digital tool designed to support educators to build developmental relationships with their students in easy and fun ways.
MENTOR: The National Mentoring PartnershipNovember 12, 2014 - MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) is the unifying champion for expanding quality youth mentoring relationships in the United States. For nearly 25 years, MENTOR has served the mentoring field by providing a public voice, developing and delivering resources to mentoring programs nationwide and promoting quality for mentoring through standards, cutting-edge research and state of the art tools.
Academic Web PagesAugust 6, 2012 - Academic Web Pages is the leading provider of customized websites for researchers, centers, nonprofits, and universities. AWP designed and has contributed generously to the creation of the Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring.
