Co-Design in Action: How the New Jersey Department of Children and Families' Youth Council Led the Work to Envision, Develop, and Evaluate a Peer Mentoring Program for Youth in Foster Care.
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| Title: | Co-Design in Action: How the New Jersey Department of Children and Families' Youth Council Led the Work to Envision, Develop, and Evaluate a Peer Mentoring Program for Youth in Foster Care. |
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| Authors: | Marsh, Jonathan, Lilleston, Pamela, Bourgault, Katie, Connor, Blake, Gagliano, Nancy, Curran, Stephanie, Guarda, Daniela, Borden, Jessica, Altomari, Emel, Moore, Brianna |
| Source: | Child Welfare. 2025, Vol. 103 Issue 4, p133-161. 29p. |
| Subjects: | Child welfare, Work, Altruism, Human services programs, Interprofessional relations, Qualitative research, Affinity groups, Evaluation of human services programs, Government agencies, Interviewing, Mentoring, Foster home care, State governments, Descriptive statistics, Thematic analysis, Experience, Research methodology, Experiential learning, Employment, Adults |
| Geographic Terms: | New Jersey |
| Abstract: | This paper describes the process by which the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) and its Youth Council--a body of youth with lived experience in the child welfare system--conceptualized, developed, and evaluated a peer mentoring program, EnlightenMENT. Additionally, through in-depth interviews with peer mentors themselves, themes emerged highlighting the experiences of peer mentors working in EnlightenMENT: (a) motivations for mentoring, (b) perceived benefits of mentoring, and (c) perceived challenges of mentoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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