Racial Empowerment Collaborative implements PLAAY group therapy

Howard Stevenson has been awarded $60,000 from Temple University to support the Racial Empowerment Collaborative in its implementation of the Preventing Long-term Anger and Aggression in Youth (PLAAY) intervention. The PLAAY intervention integrates physical activity and culturally responsive group therapy to help youth with managing the stress of in-the-moment, face-to-face oppression related to race, gender, and disabilities, and help them make healthy decisions during those conflicts. This is a collaborative effort with Dr. Sally Gould-Taylor, Associate Professor and Associate Director of Evaluation and Research in the Institute on Disabilities, at Temple University; Jason Javier-Watson, Ed.D., from the St. Francis Catholic High School, Sacramento, CA; and Dr. Kelsey Jones, Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Health, and Human Services at the California State University San Marcos.