The goal of this project is to better understand risk and resilience factors in Latino/Hispanic, Black/African American, & Multiracial/Mixed children’s family, ethnic/racial/cultural, and peer environments, and how these factors relate to children’s development and outcomes. Dr. Williams is the Principal Investigator of this study. Our goal is to gain lots of great information that we can turn into programs that are valuable for children and parents!

Interested Caregivers: Are you over the age of 18 and speak English or Spanish? Do you have a child who is Black/African American or Latino/Hispanic or Multiracial/Mixed between the ages of 5 to 11 years of age? If so, please email empoweryouthlab@gmail.com some days/times that you are available for a quick phone call that we can ask a few questions to check whether you meet the criteria to participate in the study and set up the interview. We are hoping to hear from you soon!

What Happens If You Decide to Participate: You will come to the Virginia Commonwealth University campus with your child. A member of our research team will interview you, and another member of the research team will interview your child at the same time in rooms that are side-by-side. The total time for the interviews will be about 1.5-2 hours. We also provide childcare for any additional children you will be bringing with you while you and your one child participate. As a thank you, you and your child will receive compensation for participating in the study.