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MENTOR Celebrates Black History Month

February is Black History Month, a celebration of the lives and…

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

by Alexandra Werntz, PhD Licensed clinical psychologist Associate…

Four ways schools can encourage teacher-student relationships

Reprinted from EducationWeek by Matthew A. Kraft Matthew…

A Timely Debate: Candice Odgers & Jon Haidt Discuss Social Media and Youth Mental Health

In the following video, Drs. Bethany Teachman and Nancy Deutsch…

Principles in practice: A review of Peter Samuelson’s new book on PYD

By Jean Rhodes Peter L. Samuelson’s Positive Youth Development…

10 research-based tips for building strong helping relationships with youth

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by Jean Rhodes Particularly since good working relationships…

Cultivating connections: New study explores how social capital advances educational and career pathways

by Jean Rhodes We all know that social capital (i.e., the…

Youth Mental Health Corps Launches Nationwide Program to Support Youth Well-being

New Initiative Deploys Young Adult "Navigators" to Schools…

Should mentors be compensated? Two experts weigh in

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Professor Timothy Cavell is the  Director of the Center…

Saniya Soni

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Saniya Soni is an incoming 1st year graduate student at UMass…