Realising their Potential: A Survey of Young People in Youth Mentoring (October 2011)
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This report is based on the findings of a survey of 153 young people aged 12 to 25 across a diverse range of 34 youth mentoring programs.
In the absence of any significant Australia research into the impacts of youth mentoring, the Victorian Youth Mentoring Alliance engaged Survey Matters to gather data to measure how youth mentoring makes a difference to lives of young Victorians.
The survey was intended to give a broad indication of the effects of youth mentoring. It was designed to seek out what changes occur in respect to: greater confidence and self esteem, school attendance and achievements, reduction in negative behaviour, the use of drugs & alcohol and awareness of pathways towards higher education and employment.
Overall, the feedback indicates that young people have gained a number of benefits as a result of having a volunteer mentor in their lives.
Download the report here: Realising their Potential: A Survey of Young People in Youth Mentoring
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