As a young teen, Justice was arrested and found himself…. Full Story. Our Continued. After completing the Healthy Families program, families reported a decrease in family stress and stronger family relationships. Contact us. A list of our locations. Further, the study of the program found youth in school-based mentoring programs turned in higher quality class work, did better academically especially in science and written and oral communication , and completed more of their assignments than their peers who did not have mentors.
While a trend toward improved academic performance has been found through research on mentoring programs, Jekielek, Moore and Hair indicate that studies of mentoring programs do not show consistent improved academic outcomes. Better school attendance. For example, youth participating in the Across Ages mentoring program showed a gain of more than a week of classes attended, compared with those youth not participating in the program Jekielek et al.
Positive attitudes. Potential Behavioral Benefits. Decreased likelihood of initiating illegal drug and alcohol use. A BBBS study showed youth with mentors were less likely to begin using drugs or alcohol during the eighteen-month period of the study than their peers.
Specifically, 6. These findings were more substantial for minority youth Tierny et al. Decreased violent behavior. Mentees in the BBBS program were 32 percent less likely to report having hit someone over the past year than the young people without mentors Tierny et al.
Jekielek et al. Other Potential Benefits. Mentoring has also been linked in studies to social-emotional development benefits, improvements in youth perceptions of parental relationships, and better prospects for moving on to higher education. Mentoring can help youth as they go through challenging life transitions, including dealing with stressful changes at home or transitioning to adulthood. Close, healthy, supportive relationships between mentors and mentees that last for a significant portion of time i.
Without this, mentoring programs run the risk of harming young people who are paired with mentors ill-equipped to meet the mentees' needs. Specifically, relationships with mentors that last less than three months; where there is irregular and inconsistent contact; where there is a disconnect between the personalities, interests, and expectations of the mentors and mentees; where mentors are unprepared and lack skills to relate to youth; and where there is no emotional bond between the mentor and mentee have been found to be harmful to youth Jekielek et al.
Blakely, C. PDF, 2 pages. Cavell, T. Strengthening mentoring opportunities for at-risk youth. Jekielek, S. Mentoring programs and youth development: A synthesis. Washington, DC: Child Trends. Herrera, C. Transcend's adolescent mentoring program works with students to help support them in their rigorous academic schedule while they're in recovery.
Our adolescent mentoring program provides support for teenagers when they need it most. Balancing academics, extracurricular activities, and the social dynamics of simply being a teen can be hard to manage all at once. Our program is designed to help young adults cope with these changes in a healthy and productive way. At a juncture when peer pressure and the temptations to engage in unhealthy living exert such a powerful influence, avoiding drugs and alcohol in high school can prove to be a real challenge.
Transcend is as good as it gets. It's a top notch organization from top to bottom where addicts and alcoholics get the highest quality treatment and care available. My favorite part about Transcend is the amazingly supportive community!
It's filled with recovery, fun and freedom! Transcend community has a great staff that goes out of their way to help the clients that come through here Transcend has offered adolescent mentoring services since late Our mentors are highly skilled men and women who have extensive training and experience in the recovery field. Our adolescent mentors work closely with a supervisor, treatment teams, and families.
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