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Projects That Make a Difference

Our projects explore the family, cultural, and structural factors that impact the mental health and development of Latinx youth and families.

Projects That Shape the Future

High-Impact Initiatives

At Sin Fronteras Lab, our projects are designed to create meaningful change in the lives of Latinx youth, families, and immigrant communities. Through rigorous research, community collaboration, and data-driven interventions, we address key issues in mental health, and education impacting these communities. Our initiatives are developed with a focus on cultural sensitivity and sustainable impact.

A Comprehensive Look at Our Work

Our work spans across mental health, education, intervention research, advocacy, and community empowerment, bridging the gap between academic research and real-world application. We partner with educators, healthcare providers, government agencies, grassroots community organizations and advocates to develop programs that enhance well-being and create systemic change.

Featured Projects

Mother Comforting Teenager DaughterFeatured ProjectProjectEnlace Familiar Intervention
February 13, 2025

Enlace Familiar Intervention

This National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) funded project is partnered with Latinx community members and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to develop, pilot, and evaluate an…
Featured ProjectProjectLatinx Mental Health Collaborative
November 10, 2024

Latinx Mental Health Collaborative

The Latinx Mental Health Collaborative (LMHC) is a group of professionals from diverse sectors who come together to address mental health disparities in the local Latinx community in Washtenaw County,…
Latin family - a teenager with parents.Featured ProjectProjectRaising Future Activists
November 10, 2024

Raising Future Activists

The Raising Future Activists Project partnered with Latinx community members to explore how parental involvement in an immigrant grassroots organization, such as Movimiento Cosecha, influences their conversations about politics, culture,…

All Projects

Mother Comforting Teenager DaughterFeatured ProjectProjectEnlace Familiar Intervention
February 13, 2025

Enlace Familiar Intervention

This National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) funded project is partnered with Latinx community members and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to develop, pilot, and evaluate an…
Friends cheering and huggingProjectThe Youth Empowerment Series (YES!)
November 12, 2024

The Youth Empowerment Series (YES!)

The Youth Empowerment Series (YES!) is a community-based project aimed to reduce mental health disparities among Latinx youth from mixed-status families by providing culturally responsive and bilingual mental health professionals…
Featured ProjectProjectLatinx Mental Health Collaborative
November 10, 2024

Latinx Mental Health Collaborative

The Latinx Mental Health Collaborative (LMHC) is a group of professionals from diverse sectors who come together to address mental health disparities in the local Latinx community in Washtenaw County,…
Latin family - a teenager with parents.Featured ProjectProjectRaising Future Activists
November 10, 2024

Raising Future Activists

The Raising Future Activists Project partnered with Latinx community members to explore how parental involvement in an immigrant grassroots organization, such as Movimiento Cosecha, influences their conversations about politics, culture,…
Latin family - a father, wife, and three daughtersProjectLatinx Mixed Status Families Study
November 10, 2024

Latinx Mixed Status Families Study

This community-based project explored what messages undocumented Latinx parents share about race, ethnicity, immigration, and culture to their children to explore their impact on youth’s mental health. These messages are…
Getting to YES Michigan LogoProjectCommunity-Centered Interventions for Improved Vaccine Uptake for COVID (CIVIC)
November 9, 2024

Community-Centered Interventions for Improved Vaccine Uptake for COVID (CIVIC)

CIVIC is a National Institutes of Health funded community-based participatory research (CBPR) project designed to directly address and decrease COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and increase vaccine uptake among African-American and Latinx…
MICEAL - Michigan Communities Conquering COVID-19ProjectMichigan Communities Conquering COVID-19 (MICEAL)
November 9, 2024

Michigan Communities Conquering COVID-19 (MICEAL)

Michigan CEAL is a transdisciplinary partnership of researchers and community leaders that aims to reduce health inequities by identifying and implementing community-driven strategies to improve access and inclusion of marginalized…

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