title: Closer to home: parent mentors in child welfare.
abstract: This article addresses the emerging use of parent mentors--parents who have successfully negotiated the child welfare system and provide support and advocacy to others. The theoretical justification, roles, and expected outcomes and benefits of parent mentors are explored. The organizational factors thought to be required for such programs are also described, drawing on the available literature and the practice experience of a recently implemented Parent Partners program in a county child welfare agency.
authors.affiliation: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Canan
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008611:Mentors; D016487:Parenting / Q000639:trends*; D012944:Social Support