Dr. James P. Huguley, Associate Professor of Pitt’s School of Social Work, and chair of the Race and Youth Development Research Group (RaYDR) at the Center on Race and Social Problems, studies how to improve the educational and mental health outcomes of Black youth, including how Black parents can best support and nurture their children in unjust systems — and take care of their own health, too.
“We gathered a good amount of research about the best ways Black parents can help their children build resilience to racism in social and school settings and promote physical and mental well-being,” he explains. “The question became how to get this information directly into families’ hands.”