title: [Promoting Children from Socially Disadvantaged Backgrounds: The Mentoring Programme "Balu und Du"].
abstract: We aimed to determine whether socially disadvantaged elementary school children profit health-wise from their participation in the mentoring programme "Balu und Du". For the evaluation study we compared an intervention group of 141 children with a stratified control group of 158 children. The project was able to reach elementary school children from socially disadvantaged families. The treatment group showed distinct advancements in the areas of self-organisation, the ability to concentrate, as well as achievement and learning motivation.
authors.affiliation: Landeszentrum Gesundheit NRW.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borrmann
authors.affiliation: Universität Osnabrück.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drexler
authors.affiliation: Universität Osnabrück.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müller-Kohlenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000071252:Mentoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012934:Social Isolation; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*