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NIDA Parent Training

A church-based intervention aiming to strengthen parenting skills in Latino immigrant families

Project Summary: 

US born Latino youth growing up in low-income, first-generation immigrant households are more likely to experience poverty, discrimination, and barriers to access services, all of which increase the risk of behavioral problems such as use of alcohol and drugs. In addition, cultural conflicts within immigrant families may also increases this risk. Parent training (PT) interventions help strengthen parenting practices that are protective against behavioral problems among youth, including drug use and abuse. However, the availability of efficacious and culturally adapted PT interventions in Latino immigrant communities remain scarce.

In collaboration with local faith-based organizations, our investigation aims to:

  • refine the intervention curriculum and procedures
  • implement a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of the intervention
  • measure implementation barriers and facilitators associated
  • measure implementation outcomes in an effort to inform future work

Keywords: GenerationPMTO, parent training, cultural adaptation, Latino, Mexican-origin, evidence-based interventions, faith based organizations

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Project Details: 

Principal Investigators: Ruben Parra-Cardona, Ph.D.; Deborah Parra-Medina, Ph.D.; Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.; Kasey Claborn, Ph.D.
Project Title: Implementing a church-based parenting intervention to promote NIDA prevention science among Hispanics (5R34DA050782)
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborators: Jaime Fuentes, Ph.D., Steve Hicks School of Social Work; Eva González Villanueva, MPH, MSSW, Latino Research Institute; Tatiana Londoño, Ph.D., Steve Hicks School of Social Work; Stephanie Davila, LMSW, Steve Hicks School of Social Work; Ofelia Zapata, San Jose Church; Maria Emerson, San Jose Church; San Ignacio Church; Migrant Clinicians Network.
Project Period: 2020-2024
Location: Travis County, Texas

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