Community-based mentoring: Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Program

At a glance

Program or Strategy Type
Direct Service
Intervention Continuum
Universal
Age group(s)
Late Childhood (5-11)
Late Childhood (5-11)
Early Adolescence (12-14)
Late Adolescence (15-18)
Setting(s)
Community
DBHR Prevention Funding Source(s)
EIP, DCA, Opioid, MHPP
Versions with EBP Designations
N/A
Status on Other Registries or Inventories
Blueprints: Promising
CrimeSolutions: Effective
CEBC: Promising
WSIPP Youth Cannabis 2019: Research-based
WSIPP Children's Services 2020: Evidence-based
Title IV-E Clearinghouse: Not on registry
What Works Clearinghouse: Not on registry
CASEL Program Guide: Not on registry
Suicide Prevention Resource Center: Not on registry

Contexts

Race/Ethnicity
All
(Dis)ability
Not specified
Gender
Female, Male
LGBTQ+
Not specified
Urbanicity
Urban
Suburban
Rural
Language
Language of implementation materials not specified
Some mentors speak Spanish.
Name and Contact of Program Developer

Kristin Romens keoki.hansen@bbbs.org

Characteristics

Protective factor(s) addressed

Individual Protective Factors
Prosocial Behavior
Prosocial Involvement
Peer Protective Factors
Not Specified
Family Protective Factors
Attachment to parents
Parental involvement in education
Parent social support
School Protective Factors
Not Specified
Neighborhood/Community Protective Factors
Opportunities for Prosocial Involvement in Community
Rewards for Prosocial Involvement in Community

Risk factor(s) addressed

Individual Risk Factors
Early Initiation of Drug Use
Favorable Attitudes Towards Antisocial Behavior
Favorable Attitudes Towards Drug Use
Peer Risk Factors
Interaction with Antisocial Peers
Family Risk Factors
Family Conflict / Violence
Family History of Problem Behavior
School Risk Factors
Low School Commitment and Attachment
Poor Academic Performance
Neighborhood/Community Risk Factors
Extreme economic disadvantage

Outcomes targeted

Problem Behavior Outcomes
Alcohol
Antisocial-aggressive Behavior
Illicit Drug Use
Positive Social / Prosocial Behavior
Education Outcomes
Academic Performance
Truancy / School attendance
Emotional Well-being Outcomes
Emotional Regulation
Positive Relationships Outcomes
Close relationships with Non-parental adults
Close relationships with parents
Close relationships with peers

Implementation stories