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What are program staff’s perspectives on youth-initiated mentoring for systems-involved youth? New study has answers

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Spencer, R., Drew, A. L., & Horn, J. P. (2021). Program staff perspectives on implementing youth-initiated mentoring with systems-involved youth. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22514 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest:  Youth-initiated mentoring (YIM) programs not only provide mentees with more autonomy in the mentoring selection process but also amends some of the major […]

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What makes a mentoring relationship strong? New study has answers!

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Goldner, L., & Ben-Eliyahu, A. (2021). Unpacking Community-Based Youth Mentoring Relationships: An Integrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5666. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115666 Summarized by Ariel Ervin  Notes of Interest:  Although formal community-based mentoring (CBM) is a popular way to advocate for positive development and health, it’s still unclear as to which factors and processes […]

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3 Interactions With a Mentor Can Help a Student Graduate. Here’s How.

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By Goldie Blumenstyk Produced by Carmen Mendoza Reprinted from the Chronicle of Higher Education Following is a transcript of the conversation. “College to most students is that experience. It’s stepping onto a campus, feeling like a stranger in a strange land. And there’s so much that can be accomplished in college when someone has the […]

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Neighborhood risk and perceived interpersonal support predicts parents’ sense of community

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Burcher, S. A., Weiler, L. M., Keyzers, A., & Cavell, T. A. (2021). Neighborhood Risk and Interpersonal Support as Predictors of Parents’ Sense of Community. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-01957-9 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest:  Although parents’ sense of community (SOC) can positively impact their children’s (and family’s) well-being, neighborhood risk can […]

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“Black Box Thinking:” Drawing on disappointing findings to improve youth mentoring programs

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by Jean Rhodes After a plane crash, investigators examine black box data to determine what went wrong and to make the necessary changes to protect against future incidents. Unfortunately,  that is not always the case in evaluations of prevention programs. In fact, we often find it easier to reframe and dismiss disappointing results than to […]

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LGBTQI-GNC Youth

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Reprinted from the National Mentoring Resource Center Mentoring relationships have the potential to serve an important role for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and gender nonconforming (LGBTQI-GNC) youth, but research suggests this population is currently underserved by the mentoring field. At present, very few mentoring programs provide targeted support responding to the needs of […]

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What makes Mentoring Effective? How Research can Guide you in Selecting a Program

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By Julia M. Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, & Thomas E. Keller, Reprinted from PDX Scholar Pryce, J.M., Keller, T.E., & Kelly, M.S. (2007). What makes mentoring effective? How research can guide you in selecting a program. Focal Point, 21 (2), 19-21. Contemporary practitioners and policymakers widely accept that having a significant, positive relationship with an adult […]

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New study shows promising long-term outcomes for mentoring program for children in foster care

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Taussig, H. N., Dmitrieva, J., Garrido, E. F., Cooley, J. L., & Crites, E. (2021). Fostering Healthy Futures Preventive Intervention for Children in Foster Care: Long-term Delinquency Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Prevention Science.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-021-01235-6 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest:  Although maltreated foster care children have a high risk of being involved in delinquency […]

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Having a Mentor With the Same Disability Is Important, Young People and Research Agree

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Madeline Delp, at an event in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in 2017, is mentoring a 15-year-old interested in competing in pageants as Delp has. By Lisa A. Goldstein, Reprinted from Youth Today Hannah Weitzman is almost 10 and the only kid with hearing loss in her neighborhood in Chappaqua, New York. When her family still lived […]

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Effective Tutoring: Out-of-school Time Providers Need To Know What Works

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Research shows that high-intensity tutoring is the most effective method to help students who have fallen behind. Here, a trained Saga Education tutor works daily in a group of no more than two students and coordinates closely with classroom teachers. By Stell Simonton, Reprinted from Youth Today In the coming months, after-school and summer learning […]

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