Healthy Families & Schools
Health equity starts with support for healthcare access for all our families, especially moms and children, addressing mental health and trauma, and improving education.
Read the Research
Building Support for Latino Families: A Research Review
2017 ResearchMental Health & Latino Kids: A Research Review
2017 ResearchLatina Mom and Baby Health: A Research Review
2016 ResearchHealthier Schools & Latino Kids: A Research Review
2016 ResearchTake action to support our families!
You can help kids and families get help they need for better health and education.
Make your school trauma-sensitive
Half of U.S. children suffer abuse, poverty, and other traumas. Use our free Action Pack to track and support these children in our schools!
Improve healthcare access
The reason for health inequity is often a lack of access to quality care. See the latest efforts to bridge the gap in healthcare access and promote health equity!
Curb mental health stigma
Check out the latest ways to bust the stigma over mental health and get more Latinos and all people the care they need for healthy minds!
Take more action!Success Stories
Rosa Escalante Lopez: Resilient Latina Overcomes Health Crisis to Help Latinos Heal Invisible Wounds
A young Rosa Escalante Lopez curiously looked around the therapist’s room as her mother and the therapist chatted in Spanish. “The elementary ...
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