Youth-Nex Newsletter | Mentoring Month, Democracy & News

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Youth-Nex is dedicated to using our platform to amplify the voices and lived experiences of adolescents who have been marginalized, to providing a venue for scholars and practitioners whose work is furthering the goal of racial justice, and to support a developmental science that is not only anti-racist, but is in the service of dismantling white supremacy.

National Mentoring Month

January is National Mentoring Month and we are celebrating! Share a #YNMentorMemory on Twitter honoring mentor(s) who have molded you into the person you are today. Check out other mentoring research, events & more!

New Ideas for Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century: Dr. Jean Rhodes gives a talk next Friday 2/5 at 12 PM EST. No registration required, download iCal & Zoom info from our website.

Mentoring Innovations, The Power of Groups: Nancy Deutsch & Gabe Kuperminc publish a review of group mentoring & pen new Youth-Nex Blog post.

Relationship Quality in School-Based Mentoring: Grad student Elana Jablon & Mike Lyons publish new study examining how relationship quality affects academic & behavioral outcomes.
Mentoring Program Characteristics & Premature Match Closure: Mike Lyons & colleague publish new research about the role of program training and ongoing support from a national mentoring study.

Youth-Nex News

Educating for Democracy: Johari Harris leads the launch of a new curriculum jointly developed by CRPES, Youth-Nex & the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education.

Reflecting on Dialoging for Democracy & Teaching in a Pandemic: New Youth-Nex Blog by Zach Bell from Camp Common Ground reflecting on the 2019 Youth-Nex conference 1-year later.

Educators & the Capital Attack: Andrew Kaufman pens new blog post on what educators can learn from the insurrection at the U.S. Capital.
Racial Violence Against Black Children in Schools: Valerie Adams-Bass joins a webinar series about dismantling anti-Blackness in education.
4 Things Your Teen Needs: The Remaking Middle School Initiative shares design team products & podcast series.
Addressing the Social-Emotional Learning Loss from COVID-19: New Youth-Nex Blog by Zach Bell, a PE teacher, explores 4 factors for youth moral development.
Why Some Black Students May Do Better at Home: Valerie Adams-Bass & Johari Harris join a NPR podcast exploring the class of 2025.

Youth-Nex was founded in 2009 to expand and apply the science of positive youth development to address fundamental challenges facing societies around the world. Through science and community partnerships, Youth-Nex enhances the strengths of children and adolescents and prevents developmental risk. Our vision is that our nation’s youth - a rich, often untapped resource - may flourish.