Mentoring evidence and other resources

Selected literature

How Effective Are Mentoring Programs for Youth? A Systematic Assessment of the Evidence

By David L. DuBois, Nelson Portillo, Jean E. Rhodes,Naida Silverthorn, and Jeffrey C. Valentine
Psychological Science in the Public Interest
12(2) 57 –91
2011

How Effective Are Mentoring Programs for Youth? A Systematic Assessment of the Evidence (PDF)

Natural Mentoring Relationships and Adolescent Health: Evidence From a National Study

By David L. DuBois and Naida Silverthorn
American Journal of Public Health
Research and Practice
Vol 95, No. 3
March 2005

Natural Mentoring Relationships and Adolescent Health: Evidence From a National Study (PDF)

Youth Mentoring and Resilience: Implications for Practice

By Jean Rhodes and Sarah Ryan Lowe
Child Care in Practice
14:1, 9-17
January 2008

Youth Mentoring and Resilience: Implications for Practice (PDF)

Mentoring in Schools: An Impact Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring

By Carla Herrera, Jean Baldwin Grossman, Tina J. Kauh, and Jennifer McMaken
Child Development
Volume 82, Number 1, Pages 346–361
January/February 2011

Mentoring in Schools: An Impact Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring (PDF)

The Impact of Mentoring on Academic Achievement of At-risk Youth

By Lynn A. Thompson and Lisa Kelly-Vance
Children andYouth Services Review
w, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 227-242
2001

The Impact of Mentoring on Academic Achievement of At-risk Youth (PDF)

The Mentoring Factor

By Andrea S. Taylor, Leonard Losciuto, Margaretta Fox, Susan M. Hilbert and Michael Sonkowsky
Child & Youth Services
20:1-2, 77-99
1999

The Mentoring Factor (PDF)

Enhancing the resilience of children and young people in public care by mentoring their talents and interests

By Robert Gilligan
Child & Family Social Work
4, pp 187-196
1999

Enhancing the resilience of children and young people in public care by mentoring their talents and interests (PDF)

Selected policy documents:

Social and emotional wellbeing in Secondary Education - Full version

NICE public health guidance 20
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
September 2009

Social and emotional wellbeing in Secondary Education - Full version (PDF)

Social and emotional wellbeing in Secondary Education - Quick reference guide

NICE public health guidance 20
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
September 2009
Social and emotional wellbeing in Secondary Education - Quick reference guide (PDF)

No health without mental health: A cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages

Produced for the department of health by COI
February 2011

No health without mental health: A cross-government mental health outcomes strategy for people of all ages (PDF)

The Impact of Pupil Behaviour and Wellbeing on Educational Outcomes

Institute of Education, University of London
Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre
Department for Education
Research Report DFE-RR253
By Leslie Morrison Gutman and John Vorhaus
November 2012
The Impact of Pupil Behaviour and Wellbeing on Educational Outcomes (PDF)