Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

Mentoring is of particular benefit to young people not living with both parents

persönliche Entwicklung / Erwerb von sozialen und personalen Kompetenzen

The findings suggest that the intervention can play a role in increasing the support available to young people in one-parent households. […] The programme appears to work particularly well in supporting young people not living with both parents, which includes children from lone, separated and widowed parent families and those living in foster care.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring programme
The core component of the programme is a "match" or friendship between an adult volunteer ("the mentor") and a young person ("the mentee"), with the pair meeting once a week for a year or more to engage in outings or activities and receive ongoing support from programme staff.
Großbritannien
BBBS: young people aged 10-18 years, RCT: 10 to 14
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche

Evaluierung der Aktivität

This large-scale, mixed methods study, conducted over a period of 2 years, is one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken in relation to service provision for young people in Ireland. There are three components in the overall study: • a randomised control trial (RCT) study of the impact of the BBBS mentoring programme on the development of youth in the community over a 2-year period; • a review of programme implementation; • a qualitative assessment of match processes and the perspectives of stakeholders.
study sample: 164 young people, 84 in the intervention group, rest in the control group
2-year period (October 2007 to October 2009)