Paraprofessional youth mentoring: A framework for integrating youth mentoring with helping institutions and professions
The demand for child mental health services, including those provided by psychologists,
counselors, and social workers, exceeds the supply. This trend is expected to continue or …
counselors, and social workers, exceeds the supply. This trend is expected to continue or …
Non-specific versus targeted approaches to youth mentoring: A follow-up meta-analysis
Despite decades of increased research and funding, youth mentoring programs, overall,
yield small effects on youth outcomes. As a result, there are growing calls for programs to …
yield small effects on youth outcomes. As a result, there are growing calls for programs to …
Back to the future: Mentoring as means and end in promoting child mental health
Youth mentoring is a potentially powerful tool for prevention and intervention, but it has
garnered little attention from clinical child and adolescent psychologists. For decades, the …
garnered little attention from clinical child and adolescent psychologists. For decades, the …
Cross‐age peer mentoring for youth: A meta‐analysis
Although most mentoring programs for youth are structured around intergenerational
relationships, a growing number of programs rely on cross‐age peer mentoring. Such …
relationships, a growing number of programs rely on cross‐age peer mentoring. Such …
Black youth suicide crisis: prevalence rates, review of risk and protective factors, and current evidence-based practices
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults.
Historically, Black youths have experienced lower rates of suicide; however, recent data …
Historically, Black youths have experienced lower rates of suicide; however, recent data …
Youth mental health service preferences and utilization patterns among Latinx caregivers
AL Vázquez, M de la Caridad Alvarez… - Children and Youth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Latinx caregivers underutilize traditional youth mental health services (MHS) relative to their
White counterparts. Disparities may be explained by barriers preventing engagement in …
White counterparts. Disparities may be explained by barriers preventing engagement in …
Trajectories and impact of White mentors' beliefs about racial and ethnic discrimination in a formal youth mentoring program
To examine associations between White mentors' beliefs regarding the presence of
discrimination towards Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC) individuals and …
discrimination towards Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC) individuals and …
Exploring service use disparities among suicidal Black youth in a suicide prevention care coordination intervention
Objective The aim of this study is to examine service utilization disparities among Black
youth participating in Linking Individuals Needing Care (LINC), a 90-day research-informed …
youth participating in Linking Individuals Needing Care (LINC), a 90-day research-informed …
Deconstructing “risk” in youth mentoring programs: How environmental stressors and presenting challenges shape mentoring relationship outcomes
CYS Poon, C Herrera, R Jarjoura… - The Journal of Early …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Youth referred to mentoring programs vary considerably in the range and severity of
difficulties (ie, behavioral, internalizing, social and academic) and environmental challenges …
difficulties (ie, behavioral, internalizing, social and academic) and environmental challenges …
Natural mentoring relationships among survivors of caregiver childhood abuse: findings from the Add Health Study
EB Weber Ku, MA Hagler, MKF Parnes… - Annals of the New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Social support promotes resilience to adverse childhood events, but little is known about the
role of natural mentors—caring, nonparental adults—in the lives of childhood abuse …
role of natural mentors—caring, nonparental adults—in the lives of childhood abuse …