Supporting Youth in the Context of Family through the Pathways for African American Success Program

Type:
  Video
Duration:
1 hour
Developed by:
UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent
Featuring:
Velma McBride Murry, PhD and Andrew Fuligni, PhD
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Family Engagement
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Families are a primary source of support for Black youth and provide critical racial and ethnic socialization. In this webinar, Dr. Velma McBride talks with Dr. Andrew Fuligni about her extensive research on African-American parents and youth, and how she has used this information to develop and implement the Pathways for African American Success Program (PAAS) to enhance families’ skills to help their pre-teens make good decisions as they prepare to enter high school. 

  Keywords: adolescent, family, support
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