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The surprising role of hobbies in boosting youth mental health

WEBBy Jean Rhodes. A 2020 Young People’s Mental Health Report compiled by Mental Health America, sheds light onto the pressing mental health challenges faced by …

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Young people need experiences that boost their mental health

WEBAlso, studies indicate that mental health during adolescence is particularly sensitive to sleep. There is a consistent link between sleep problems and most of the …

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The current state of college mental health and what we can do …

WEBAbelson, S., Lipson, S. K., & Eisenberg, D. (2022). Mental health in college populations: A multidisciplinary review of what works, evidence gaps, and paths forward.

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Peer mentoring: An effective vehicle for promoting healthy behaviors

WEBPetosa, R.L., & Smith, L.H. (2014). Peer mentoring for health behavior change: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Education, 45, 351-357. …

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How therapeutic mentoring can help bridge gaps in mental health …

WEBBy Jean Rhodes. An estimated two-thirds U.S. children and adolescents who suffer from mental health problems will never receive professional care.

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Just because: The benefits of reaching out to the people in our lives

WEBBy Jean Rhodes. Findings from an important new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, “The Surprise of Reaching Out” highlights the …

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Four ways that mentors can help address the mental health crisis

WEBAddressing barriers to engaging in mental health treatment-…At a very practical level, mentors can provide logistical assistance by helping to schedule …

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The ethics of digital mental health applications

WEBDigital mental health tools come with ethical considerations for the public, patients, clinicians, and health services to feel confident in their use. It will be essential …

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Race, Racism, and Relationships: What Matters for Teens’ Mental …

WEBBy Jessica Stern, Reprinted from YouthNEX. Think back to your teenage years: Was it a happy time in your life, or did you struggle with feelings of depression? …

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New research on toxic stress and poverty: Implications for practice

WEBby Venessa Marks and Julie Novak. This post is part of a three-post series on toxic stress. The first post explains what toxic stress is and why it matters for youth …

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Mentors can spot mental health troubles in mentees

WEBThe findings of this study indicate that natural mentors can help promote resiliency among emerging adults in terms of mental health and sexual health risks. …

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Bullying and its effect on mental and physical health for Jamaican

WEBElledge, L. C., Smith, D. E., Kilpatrick, C. T., McClain, C. M., & Moore, T. M. (2019). The associations between bullying victimization and internalizing distress

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New findings from the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring

WEBTo explore this promise, our team has worked with top mobile app developers to create a peer mentoring platform for college students, MentorPRO, a …

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How volunteering and charitable giving benefit both young and old

WEBBy Terri Yablonsky Stat/Chicago Tribune. If there’s a magic pill for happiness and longevity, we may have found it. Countless studies have found that …

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Study highlights protective role of teacher-student relationships

WEBZhu, Q., Cheong, Y., Wang, C., & Sun, C. (2021). The roles of resilience, peer relationship, teacher-student relationship on student mental health difficulties …

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New research examines long-term benefits of intensive mentoring …

WEBMENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) is the unifying champion for expanding quality youth mentoring relationships in the United States.

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Mentoring Children with Traumatic Experiences

WEBMentoring relationships involving children with past traumatic experiences need to be trauma-informed and last for at least a year. On the heels of the COVID-19 …

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Latinx Families’ Strengths and Resilience Contribute to Their Well

WEBBy Natasha Cabrera, Angelica Alonso, Yu Chen, and Rachel Ghosh, Reprinted from the Hispanic Research Center . Cabrera, N., Alonso, A., Chen, Y., …

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How mentors and mentoring programs can support mentees’ …

WEBBy Bernadette Sánchez & Aerika Brittian Loyd . In light of recent media coverage on murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd (and many …

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How policies improve the experiences of youth in foster care

WEBMENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) is the unifying champion for expanding quality youth mentoring relationships in the United States.

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“The Person Who Changed My Life” Podcast series goes live!

WEBNew York, NY (Tuesday, June 9, 2015) – Mentoring USA and MENTOR/UMB: Center for Evidence Based Mentoring are pleased to announce a collaboration around the airing of …

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Apply now for a youth services improvement grant!

WEBThe online application for William T. Grant Foundation’s Youth Services Improvement Grants is now available. Our Youth Service Improvement Grants program …

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