Tag Archives: evaluation

Making the Most of Youth Mentoring: A Guide for Funders

August 8, 2012CA&N Resourcesevaluation, research, youth mentoring programsMiPSAC

July 1, 2012, issuelab.org: Summarizes key research in the mentoring field, to help funders invest their mentoring resources where they can have the most impact. The resulting brief, Making the Most of Youth Mentoring, outlines:
Tips for determining which organizations have the capacity to implement strong mentoring programs;
Tips for recognizing high-quality mentoring programs; and
Tips for making the most of six common mentoring approaches:
Community-based mentoring,
School-based mentoring,
Group or team mentoring,
Cross-age peer mentoring,
E-mentoring, and
Paid mentoring.

The guide includes basic information about each model’s cost and evidence base, as well as “best practices,” and red flags that should be avoided. Link to Guide

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: NSCAW II Wave 2 Report

August 8, 2012CA&N ResourcesAdaptive Behavior Skills, Adolescents, behavioral problems, child welfare, children, cognitive development, delinquency, depression, developmental problems, evaluation, health, language, neurodevelopmental delay, NSCAW, pregnancy, research, school achievement, social emotional development, social skills, substance abuse, Trauma, young childrenMiPSAC

2012: US Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. The second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) is a longitudinal study intended to answer a range of fundamental questions about the functioning, service needs, and service use of children who come in contact with the child welfare system. Wave 2 is a follow-up of children and families approximately 18 months after the close of the NSCAW I index investigation. Data collection for the second wave of the study began in October 2009 and was completed in January 2011.
Link to pdf Report