Editor’s Blog

The Recent Government Shutdown Hurt Children and Adolescents: Well-Trained Mentors Can Help

By Jean Rhodes During the recent government shutdown, families…

Inside the Male Mentor Shortage

By Jean Rhodes Over the past half-century, the presence of…

A Groundbreaking New Evaluation of Big Brothers Big Sisters

By Jean Rhodes This summer, a rigorous four-year RCT of the…

How Mentors Can Promote “Transcendent Thinking”

By Jean Rhodes “Kids’ well-being and life satisfaction…

Will Chatbots Replace Mentors?: Tips for Navigating a Disruptive Technology

By Jean Rhodes The term "disruptive technology" has been used…

Human-at-the-Helm: Imagining AI’s Role in Mentoring Programs

By Jean Rhodes   As artificial intelligence…

The Science of Gratitude: New Findings and Practical Lessons for Mentoring

By Jean Rhodes For a long time, the science of gratitude…

Boys Need Role Models. Let’s Make Sure They Can Afford Them.

By Jean Rhodes In a recent NYTimes article, Claire Cain…

What’s lost when young people turn to AI for support instead of real people?

Jean Rhodes Chatbots are increasingly serving as on-demand…

Who Exactly was Mentor?: A Stunning Revelation

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by Jean Rhodes Books and articles about mentoring often begin…
AYPF Presentation: Referrals to Mentoring for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System - Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring

How Single-Session Interventions Could Transform Mentoring

by Jean Rhodes Single-session interventions (SSIs)--brief,…

“I get it and I care:” The power of validation

By Jean Rhodes The 50th edition of the Harvard Youth Poll,…

Capturing the “Beauty” of Group Mentoring

by Jean Rhodes A practitioner recently made an important…

Navigating the OCEAN: Leveraging the Big Five Personality Traits for Effective Mentor–Mentee Matching

By Jean Rhodes What makes a good mentor-mentee match? Programs…