Mentoring programs
In Focus: Tribal Youth Initiatives
Date Published
March 2022
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP
Student Engagement & Empowerment Project, Final Report
Date Published
April 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
1:1 Mentoring of Adolescents With Mental Health Needs
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
School-Based One-on-One Mentoring K-8
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Ten-Year Follow-Up on the RCT Study of Mentoring in the Learning Environment (SMILE): Effects of the Communities in Schools Mentoring Program on Crime and Educational Persistence
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Strengthening Connections
Youth mentoring relies on the power of human connections. Maintaining those connections in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic may be challenging, but it is an important and worthwhile effort. As President Trump said, “Mentors serve not only as role models for young people but also as an inspiration to dream big and pursue any goal—regardless of circumstance.”
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency...
In Focus: Mentoring Youth
Date Published
January 2022
Series
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
OJJDP
Mentoring for Preventing and Reducing Delinquent Behavior Among Youth
Date Published
February 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description,
Literature Review
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2020
NCJ Number
254489
Journal
OJJDP News @ a Glance
Date Published
February 2020
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Link
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2020
Date Published
February 2020
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
OJJDP
Mentoring in Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts: Strategies and Tips
Date Published
August 2015
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Mentoring for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risks Among Youth
Date Published
January 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
San Antonio-based mentoring program exemplifies DOJ’s commitment to American youth
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Dummermuth (sixth from left) and Jeff Gersh, deputy associate administrator of the Special Victims and Violent Offenders Division with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (fourth from left) meet with members of the Mentoring for Youth Initiative of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas to discuss the program's impact. (Photo courtesy of CJ Craig)
In San Antonio, Texas, local mentoring efforts are making a difference, thanks to the Mentoring for Youth Initiative of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas. The initiative strengthens local mentorship through collaboration with other local mentor-based programs to reduce delinquency, drug abuse, truancy and other high-risk behaviors.
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Dummermuth visited...
Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Synthesis of Research and Input from the Listening Session Held by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the White House Domestic Policy Council and Office of Public Engagement
Date Published
2013
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program: The Peer Recovery Support Services Mentoring Initiative
Date Published
April 2019
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored