Families!

Over the past two decades, an increasing number of studies have shown that family-centered interventions:

• alter risky family processes
• prevent youth problem behaviors
• promote healthy youth behaviors 

(Coatsworth, 2006; Weist, 2009; Prinz, 2007).

Kemp (2009) notes that parent participation is a hallmark of gold standard child mental health interventions. 

Santisteban (2006) points out the strong family orientation found in research in Latinos and reports high family engagement rates in addressing behavior problems and substance abuse among Latino adolescents.