Building Courageous Futures with Practical, Research-Based Approaches for Youth & Family Wellbeing
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About the Courage Lab
We’re a research lab based in the Psychology Department at Arizona State University. Our lab, directed by Dr. Armando Pina, is dedicated to uncovering insights into how courage, fear, and anxiety shape the lives of children and adolescents. Our mission is to enhance the wellbeing of youth and families through rigorous research with practical application.
How We’re Making a Difference
Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety
We delve deep to understand what drives anxiety from childhood through adolescence, aiming to identify key factors that influence its development. From this, we develop targeted and strengths-based programs designed to prevent mental health challenges and foster positive youth development.
Leveraging Tech to Simplify Solutions
We’re harnessing the power of media and technology to extend the reach, relevance, and benefits of mental health interventions. Through these tools, we’re able to transform complex interventions into straightforward solutions that resonate with today’s youth and their families.
Broadening Impact through Partners
We partner with community organizations and K12 schools to focus on effective dissemination and ensure that our evidence-based programs are more widely accessible and implemented widely. Our goal is for schools and communities to contribute actively to the resilience of the next generation.