Research

has

identified

unique

cultural

stressors

and

other

risk

factors

that

may

place

Hispanic

youth

at

greater

risk

compared to other cultural and ethnic groups.

Supported

by

the

National

Institute

of

Mental

Health

(NIMH),

studies

at

the

UCLA

Spanish

Speaking

Mental

Health

Center

aimed to identify these unique risk and protective profiles for Hispanic youth and adults.

As

a

result,

the

Hispanic

Family

Intervention

Program

(HFIP),

now

known

as

Familia

Adelante,

was

developed

by

Behavioral

Assessment,

Inc.

(BAI).

This

program,

aligning

with

the

work

of

Hawkins

and

Catalano,

seeks

to

strengthen

the

ties of Latino youth to their family, school, peers, and culture.