Editor’s Blog

The Promise and Potential of Mentors in Combating the Opioid Cris
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by Michael Garringer (originally published on the NMRC…

What do Americans think (and do) about mentoring?: Important new report sheds light
by Jean Rhodes and Matthew Hagler
With the release of a comprehensive…

CareGiver-Initiated Mentoring (CG-IM): Pushing the Envelope on Parent Involvement
Written by Timothy A. Cavell, PhD
Professor
J. William Fulbright…

The Science is Clear: Separating Families has Long-term Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences for Children, Families, and Communities
Editor's Note: Given national events, and our field's commitment…

“Then a miracle occurs:” Why we need a better understanding of youth mentoring
by Jean Rhodes
Early in my career, I developed a conceptual…

What is peer review and why do we need it?
By Adar Ben-Eliyahu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor at University…

What is the “single greatest threat to children’s well-being:” And how can mentoring help?
by Jean Rhodes
"The way a problem is defined determines not…

Ask Not What Your Mentor Can Do for You. . .: The Role of Reciprocal Exchange in Maintaining Student–Teacher Mentorships
Editor's note: I stumbled across this impressive study and, more…

Encouraging results: A sneak preview of a new meta-analysis on natural mentoring
Levi Van Dam, L., Wildschut, B., Smit, D., Branje, S., Rhodes,…

Mentoring in the age of inequality
by Jean Rhodes
For the past year, I’ve been writing a book…

Five factors that explain our field’s resistance to evidence-based practice
by Jean Rhodes
Over the past few decades, considerable federal,…

Volunteer coaches as mentors: Tapping a natural resource
by Jean Rhodes
A family friend sent this joyous video of her…

Transference: A rarely acknowledged dimension of youth mentoring relationships
In a recent NYTimes magazine article, therapist Lori Gottlieb…

Why “intentional” mentoring is so important
by Jean Rhodes
I'd like to make the case make for intentional…

Elements of effective texting?: Here’s six tips
In a recent New Yorker article, writer Alice Gregory describes Crisis Text Line, a new service for youth who are in need of support.


