The research is clear: Better training leads to better outcomes.

Based on research that was funded through the National Institute of Mental Health, the William T. Grant Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation, many of our evidence-based programs have multiple peer-reviewed research studies which prove their efficacy.

Co-Founder Jean Rhodes co-authored the Elements of Effective Practice, which has been downloaded by more than 10 million practitioners worldwide, as well as the Ethical Principles for Youth Mentors, published in the APA journal Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.