Mentoring
JUSTINFO Newsletter: January 15, 2020
Announcements
- Now open: Submit your Badge of Bravery nominations to recognize the courageous actions performed by our law enforcement officers | BJA
- Submit comments by January 31 on the proposed reinstatement and update of the National Inmate Survey in Prisons data collection | BJS
Funding
- Research Assistantship Program | Deadline extended to 1/25/2020 | NIJ
- Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and...
OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2020
Date Published
August 2020
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
News and Announcement,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OJJDP
Mentoring
The Mentoring Special Feature provides access to federal and federally-funded publications and online resources related to mentoring youth.
A Positive Guiding Hand: A Qualitative Examination of Youth-Initiated Mentoring and the Promotion of Interdependence Among Foster Care Youth
NCJ Number
254435
Journal
Children and Youth Services Review
Date Published
2018
Publication Link
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP
Young Mentors Relationship Capacity: Parent-Child Connectedness, Attitudes Toward Mentees, Empathy, and Perceived Match Quality
NCJ Number
254361
Journal
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Date Published
2019
Publication Link
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
TECHBeat, January 2019
Date Published
January 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material
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...