PROTOCOL: The effectiveness, implementation and cost effectiveness of mentoring programmes in reducing anti‐social, violent and offending behaviour in children aged 17 years and below: A mixed method systematic review

Abstract

This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The review will address the following research questions: What is the evidence on the effects of adult mentoring programmes in reducing anti-social, violent and offending behaviour in children aged under 18 years? Are these effects sustained after the end of mentoring? Which aspects/features of adult mentoring programmes promote the reduction of anti-social, violent and criminal behaviour in children aged under 18 years? What are the hindering factors/barriers that affect the successful implementation of adult mentoring programmes in children aged under 18 years? What are the supporting factors/facilitators that contribute to the successful implementation of adult mentoring programmes in children aged under 18 years? What is the evidence on programme costs and incremental cost effectiveness? (The incremental (or marginal cost) is the cost of providing the intervention over and above the cost of usual services).

Toward building a better scaffold: how types of mentor support inform mentor-mentee match relationship quality

“…Mentoring is commonly divided into formal and natural ( Chao et al, 1992 ) mentoring approaches according to whether or not there is organized recruitment, support, and supervision. In the case of formal mentoring, a mentor is recruited, trained by the project and matched with a mentee to engage in various activities and address developmental growth and potentially risky behaviors ( Lakshminarayanan et al, 2022 ). Over the past few decades, formal mentoring programs have attracted large numbers of youth and mentors to participate in programs in their schools and communities, and millions of youth have benefited from them.…”