Research has shown that mentoring can have powerful and lasting positive impacts on the behavioural, academic and vocational outcomes of at-risk youth. This resource sheet examines the evidence on the effectiveness of formal mentoring programs for helping Indigenous young people at risk of engaging in antisocial and risky behaviours. It reviews effective mentoring relationships, how they work, and what further research is needed.

ISSN: 2201-845X
ISBN: 978-1-74249-469-2
Cat. no: IHW 102
Pages: 15

Preliminary material
- Summary
  - What we know
  - What we don’t know
Body section
- Introduction
- Risk and protective factors
  - Risk factors
- Mentoring programs and how they work
  - Types of formal mentoring programs
  - How does mentoring produce positive changes?
  - Is mentoring effective for moving at-risk Indigenous youth towards healthier pathways?
  - Principles for effective mentoring of at-risk Indigenous youth
  - Characteristics of effective mentoring relationships
  - Ineffective mentoring practices
- Further research needed
End matter
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- References
  - Acknowledgments
  - Terminology
  - Funding
  - Suggested citation
  - Copyright

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