NIH R01 · 2025
Project Summary/Abstract Cost-effective, brief programs to support family communication and improve mental health in youth are a pressing need; yet few evidence-based programs exist. Our group has developed and rigorously tested an empirically-supported family-systems approach to improving communication and conflict in families, thereby improving mental health in youth. Beneficial effects for youth mental health and other indices of adjustment associated with the Happy Families Curriculum have been supported in several efficacy trials with families from a variety risk contexts. However, the value of efficacy research is limited unless it is subsequently tested in the context of an…
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