Youth Development/Afterschool/Violence-Mentoring and Adolescent [Pregnancy] Prevention [1]
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PHONE: 202.261.5655
NATIONAL
FAX: 202.331.7735
CAMPAIGN TO
E-MAIL: [email protected]
WEB: WWW.TEENPREGNANCY.ORG
PREVENT TEEN PREGNANCY
2100 M STREET NW SUITE 300
WASHINGTON DC 20037
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Andrea Kane
FROM:
Bill Albert and Alexandra Leverich B.A. & ASL
DATE:
November 10, 1998
As promised, enclosed are a few materials that we hope will be helpful to you in your
research on the relationship between mentoring and adolescent pregnancy prevention. Enclosed
are the following:
Campaign Materials - As we discussed over the phone, the National Campaign has not
written specifically on the topic of mentoring, but rather on the relationship between teen
pregnancy and youth development (mentoring is classically categorized as a youth
development strategy). We have discussed in our work two research findings that may be
of interest to you: 1) studies indicate that youth development programs show promise in
reducing adolescent pregnancy rates (see No Easy Answers and a draft of our upcoming
publication Start Early, Stay Late: What Teen Pregnancy Prevention Can Learn from
Youth Development Programs); and 2) parent or adult-child connectedness is associated
with reduced teen pregnancy risk (see marked section of Families Matter).
Evaluation of Big Brothers Big Sisters - As you will note from the enclosed evaluation
of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program, mentoring was shown to reduce a variety of
risky behaviors among adolescents, including drug and alcohol use and violence, and also
improved school attendance and family interaction.
Commonwealth Fund's Survey of Adult Mentors - The Commonwealth Fund has
conducted research on the benefits that mentoring has on young people, including the
enclosed survey of adult mentors. The survey indicated that the mentors felt they were
able to "make a difference" on a variety of youth problems such as: self-esteem, school
difficulties, academic performance, poor family relationships, and, to a lesser degree,
sexual activity. The Fund also held a day-long conference this June on the effects of
mentoring. For more information, contact two colleagues of Sarah's at the
Commonwealth Fund: Karen Davis, President or Kathryn Taaffee McLearn, Program
Officer, at 212-535-0400.
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