16th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting

Session

Campfire 4B: The case for professional youth mentoring

25 Sept 2025, 15:15

Friedrich-Busch Haus/003-006 - Room 141 (Virchowweg 24)

151. Campfire 4B: The case for professional youth mentoring

Dr Charles Martinez (The University of Texas at Austin), Dr J. Mark Eddy (The University of Texas at Austin)

25/09/2025, 15:15

Adolescents and Risky Behaviours

Campfire

Authors: Charles Martinez (The University of Texas at Austin), J. Mark Eddy (The University of Texas at Austin)

Background: For over a century, relationship-based youth mentoring has been a frequently employed preventive intervention in the U.S., particularly for children who are perceived to be “at risk” for problematic outcomes, such as involvement with the juvenile justice system....