William T. Grant Foundation – The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring

The William T. Grant Foundation releases a new report on disparities in youth’s use of health and mental health services in the U.S.

March 25, 2015/0 Comments/in Content for Researchers & Academics, Research from Related Fields /by Jean Rhodes

Originally posted on the WT Grant Foundation WTGrantfoundation.org Mental health is recognized as a central determinant of individual well-being, family relationships, and engagement in society, yet there are considerable variations in mental health and mental health care according to race and ethnicity among youth in the U.S. In their new report, Margarita Alegría and colleagues […]

Intersecting Inequalities: Research to Reduce Inequality for Immigrant-Origin Children and Youth

February 24, 2015/0 Comments/in Content for Researchers & Academics, Research from Related Fields /by Jean Rhodes

(from WT Grant Foundation) As the proportion of our nation’s children of immigrant origins increases, new research is essential to understand and intervene in shifting patterns of disparity. Over 40 million (approximately 12.5 percent) of people residing in this country are foreign born, and 25 percent of children under the age of 18, a total […]

Reflections on being mentored

January 9, 2015/3 Comments/in Content for Mentors, Content for Non-Profits & Policy-Makers, Content for Researchers & Academics, Contributors, Expert Corner, Podcasts /by Noelle Hurd

by Noelle Hurd I recently had the opportunity to reflect on the ways in which my experiences being mentored in academia had influenced the way that I currently mentor students at my university. I was applying for an academic mentoring workshop through the William T. Grant Foundation, and (as a part of the application process) was asked […]

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