Youth with Mental Health Needs

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

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

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

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

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

Gunlicks-Stoessel, M., Weiler, L. M., Choy-Brown, M., Rydberg,…
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New Findings Challenge Traditional Mentoring Models by Centering Bicultural Identity

Horváth, G., & Varga, A. (2026). "I can help children who…

Does the experience of mentoring youth affect mentors’ mental health and wellbeing?

Maples, A. E., Weiler, L. M., Moran, M. J., Miller-Chagnon, R.,…

The Gap Between What Colleges Offer and What Students Actually Need: Insights from AACRAO 2026

The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring at UMass Boston was proud…
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Mentoring Children Exposed to Adversity: What Does the Evidence Say?

Manoni-Millar, S., Hopley, A., Labelle, P., Pereira, C. A.,…

New Study Finds Youth Mental Health Advocacy Boosts Education and Career Engagement

Wainwright, C., Harris, N., O’Leary, R., Riley, T., & Sofija,…
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New Study Addresses the Link Between Screen Time and Adolescent Mental Health

Cheng, Q., Panayiotou, M., Finserås, T. R., Andersen, A. I.…

New Article Reflects on a Decade of Youth Mental Health Advocacy

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