The Lab for Expanding Access for Families (LEAF) is dedicated to advancing equitable, scalable, and family-centered mental health solutions. We design, evaluate, and disseminate brief, evidence-based interventions that reduce barriers to care—especially for underserved populations including caregivers, youth, and families. Through a focus on innovation, stakeholder partnership, and real-world implementation, our work reimagines how mental health support can be delivered: efficiently, inclusively, and impactfully. At LEAF, we are committed to reshaping systems of care to ensure that effective mental health treatment is within reach for all. 

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Our Interconnected Mission

1. Leveraging Technology: to design and evaluate Brief, Mechanism-Targeted supports for Caregivers (e.g., parents, grandparents, partners, family members, friends, etc.) and Youth (e.g., Single Session Interventions, Human Computer Interaction)

 

2. Co-Creating Change: Centering Lived Experience & person centered design in creating Interventions through focus groups, advisory boards, and anonymous feedback

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3. Redesigning Systems of Care to Expand Real-World Reach

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