#  Youth Mental Health Research 

 



##  Ongoing Projects 

 



  [### Improving School Counselor Training

 ](/improving-school-counselor-training)A pilot test of a training curriculum to equip school and community-based providers to address mood and anxiety disorders in youth (2022-2026).



 

   ![Emotional Disorders in Youth](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-05%20at%203.04.04%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=CdaAoy3b) 

 

 

 

  [### EMPOWER Youth Implementation Pilot at YWCA

 ](/empower-youth-implementation-pilot-ywca)To test the implementation of the EMPOWER Youth intervention to care for ages 10-19, within the programming of **YWCA San Antonio** and **YWCA Austin** (2026-Present).



 

   ![YWCA collaborators](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/IMG_8927.jpeg?itok=2GPevJx_) 

 

 

 

  [### EMPOWER Youth Implementation Pilot in California Schools

 ](/empower-youth-implementation-pilot-california-schools)To test the implementation of the EMPOWER Youth intervention to care for ages 10-19, in California schools with wellness coaches trained by Wellness Together (2026-Present).



 

   ![Empower youth california schools](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Untitled%20design%20%286%29.jpg?itok=5HtvCSFK) 

 

 

 

  [### Promoting School Climate in Tokyo

 ](/research-project-promoting-school-climate-tokyo)To adapt EMPOWER Youth training to the Japanese cultural context and implement it in Tokyo schools (2025-Present).



 

   ![Tokyo school](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-15%20at%201.07.36%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=0kpA2MeV) 

 

 

 

  [### Bolsa Família Program

 ](/cidacs)Investigating the Impact of Cash Transfers on Youth Mental Health (2021 - 2026)



 

   ![A man, a woman, and a girl](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/CIDACS.png?itok=1ab375ae) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

##  Past Projects 

 



  [### PRIDE

 ](/pride)Brief, scalable, early intervention in schools for emotional problems in adolescents (2016 - 2022)



 

   ![PRIDE](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-05%20at%203.05.18%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=vib-7_Af) 

 

 

 

  [### iWellness Study

 ](/iwellness)A mobile mental health app evaluation to improve depression and anxiety in Harvard students



 

   ![Mobile phone usage](/sites/g/files/omnuum8326/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Mobile%20phone%20usage.png?itok=bKyjUyyc)