Peer Mentorship: An Intervention To Promote Effective Pain Self-Management In Adolescents

Mentors Inclusion criteria: * between the ages of 14 and 18 * any patient who has been successfully treated in the UCLA Pediatric Pain Program * access to telephone * access to internet enabled computer Exclusion criteria * younger than 14 * older than 18 * new patient * no access to telephone * no access to internet enabled computer Mentees and controls: Inclusion Criteria: * chronic pain diagnosis * between the ages of 12 and 17 * access to telephone * access to internet enabled computer * new to UCLA Pediatric Pain Clinic * plans to utilize program CAM therapies Exclusion Criteria: * already utilizing UCLA Pediatric Pain Program CAM therapies * unable to read, speak, or understand english * younger than 12 or older than 17 * no access to telephone * no access to internet enabled computer * not new patient to UCLA Pediatric Pain Clinic * does not plan to utilize program CAM therapies