Mentoring

In our latest column dedicated to mentoring, we look at ways a mentor can support vulnerable young people. This issue: beginning a journey that is safe for mentor and mentee

DUNCAN DYASON AND LIS MERRICK

Neglected children can face poor life outcomes, but mentoring interventions can reverse such negative pathways

During the late 1990s, the ACE Study*, one of the largest scientific studies ever conducted – with 17,000 people in the US – demonstrated the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and health and social...