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 intervention specifically geared towards Latinx adolescents from immigrant families.
- PI: Fernanda Cross, PhD
- Funding: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities K01 Grant (2024-2029)
- Collaborators: Kenneth Resnicow, PhD (UM), Erica Marsh, MD (UM); Joseph Himle, PhD (UM); Jennie Jester, PhD (UM); Gabriela Livas Stein, PhD (UT Austin); Community Health and Social Services (CHASS); Packard Health; Buenos Vecinos; Washtenaw Health Project.
The Enlace Familiar intervention project follows three aims:
- Aim 1: Exploring facilitators and barriers to Latinx youth 1) discussing mental health needs with caregivers or trusted adults, and 2) utilization of mental health services.
- Aim 2: Develop a culturally tailored mental health intervention for Latinx youth to increase mental health discussion among youth and their caregivers or trusted adults, increase mental health literacy, reduce mental health stigma, and increase engagement in mental health treatment.
- Aim 3: Pilot and evaluate the tailored Enlace Familiar intervention with Latinx youth, to determine feasibility and acceptability. Secondarily, the intervention may support future understanding of mental health stigma, mental health literacy, and form of engagement with mental health services.
