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A summary of The 2016 White House Summit on Mentoring

Adults can create ideal mentoring scenarios that help and support young people hone community involvement

Just as patients are more likely to adopt healthy behaviours when provided with support from their social networks, mentees can be guided to healthier behaviours by their mentors in a similar fashion

Research has found that people who believe societies and individuals are capable of change cooperate much better with each other. With this in mind, mentors can help foster mentees' willingness to engage and cooperate with people from other groups just by reminding them of the potential for groups to change.

This study highlights the importance of taking youth risk and mentor characteristics into account

Mentors can facilitate discussions concerning the realities of unrealistic social media.

Research exploring the relationship between the frequency and pattern of traditional vs modern forms of communication among adolescents and the evolution of social competencies in their relationships

Caring adults can help foster autistic talent.

College students who have one or more teachers take an interest in them experience improvements in academic and career outcomes.

Research highlights ways to build strong adult-youth ties in both formal and informal mentoring relationships