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Familias Unidas

About This Resource

Familias Unidas is a family-based prevention program for Latino youth and their families. The program involves 8 parent group meetings and 4 home visits. Group sessions are facilitated by two therapists. The sessions focus on positive parenting, family communication, parental monitoring, and adolescent risk (substance use, HIV) behaviors. (Source)

Washingnton State Institute of Promising Practices benefit-cost report (rated: Research-Based)


Blueprints Registry

Rating: Promising

Link: https://www.blueprintsprograms.o...


Crime Solutions from National Institute of Justice Registry

Rating: Effective

Link: https://crimesolutions.ojp.gov/r...


Washington State Institute for Public Policy Registry

Rating: Research-based

Link: http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/BenefitC...


Cost Information

Link: https://www.publichealth.med.mia...

Who This Resource Is For

Category: 

  • Healthy Relationships
  • Marijuana Use Prevention
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Use Prevention
  • Support Tier: 

  • Tier 2
  • Age Range: 

  • Middle
  • High
  • Language: 

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Ethnicity: 

  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Community Type: 

  • Not Specified / Any