Special Populations

These articles pertain to specific populations and the models and strategies that are effective when working with them.

New Article Reflects on a Decade of Youth Mental Health Advocacy

Primm, A. (2025, December 16). 10 years of building a community…

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: What Adolescents are Really Saying About Social Media & Mental Health

O’Reilly, M. (2020). Social media and adolescent mental…

Digital Storytelling as a Path to Student Belonging and Growth

Bernier, N. (2025, December 16). The stories they tell themselves:…

Equity Gaps in Youth Conferences: Implications for Mentoring

F Aslam, G Antony, A Arora, S Jindal, E Vargas, and A Firzana…

Mentoring as a Pathway to Employment for Youth Leaving Out-of-Home Care

Lohmeyer, B. A., McGregor, J. R., & Mills, X. (2025). Mentoring…

Reasons for premature closure of mentoring relationships: A qualitative study of mentoring youth with a visual impairment.

Heppe, E. C. M., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Kef, S. (2021). Reasons…

What Mentors Can Learn from Wraparound Gang Interventions for High-Risk Youth

Lee, C., & Wong, J. S. (2025). Strengths, barriers, and recommendations…

High-Risk Youth, High Impact: When Targeted Mentoring Works Best

Miller-Chagnon, R. L., Krause, J. T., Moran, M. J., Haddock,…

Building Stress Literacy in the Classroom: Lessons for Schools and Mentors

Vogelaar, S., Miers, A. C., Saab, N., Dusseldorp, E., van Loon,…
Folks collaborating in art using paint.

Lessons From a Strengths-Based Arts Mentoring Program for Autistic Youth

Lee, E. A. L., Milbourn, B., Afsharnejad, B., Chitty, E., Jannings,…