The Family Telehealth Project

The Family Telehealth Project is funded by the Visa Foundation and the American Psychology-Law Society. Designed to meet the unique needs of youth and families impacted by the child welfare system in California, the study involves adapting an empirically supported family-based affect management intervention in collaboration with key stakeholders (youth, caregivers, child welfare, probation, court, school) to be delivered via telehealth. The intervention was also linguistically and culturally adapted for delivery to Spanish-speaking caregivers, including modifications to enhance cultural meaning and relevance. The study aims to improve behavioral health outcomes and reduce housing instability among youth involved in the child welfare system by increasing youth and caregivers’ affect management abilities and improving the caregiver-youth relationship.