​Welcome to...

 
Project EMPOWER is an anonymous program evaluation project
being run by scientists at Stony Brook University.

Our goal is to provide a free, 1-session, online program for parents
teaching skills to build bravery and reduce anxiety in children & pre-teens
 
 
There are 3 steps to Project EMPOWER:

Step 1: TRY OUT PROJECT EMPOWER. Project EMPOWER can be done on your own, where and when you want. It takes about 20 minutes to complete.

Step 2: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK. Before and after Project EMPOWER, we will ask some questions about yourself, your child, and what you thought of the activity.

Step 3: SHARE ADVICE WITH OTHERS. Share your best advice with other parents for helping kids overcome anxiety.  If you tell us it’s okay, we will post your advice on this website for other parents to see! 


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Update, Mar 3rd, 2021: 
​Project EMPOWER is just starting up—but we will post parents' anonymous advice as we receive it!
 



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The Project EMPOWER program (previously titled "Project BRAVE") was co-developed by Emma Mumper, Ph.D., and Jenna Sung, B.A. under the supervision of Jessica Schleider, Ph.D.  Dr. Mumper and Ms. Sung contributed equally to Project BRAVE's development.  If you are interested in using Project BRAVE for research purposes, please cite as follows:

*Sung, J. Y., *Mumper, E., & Schleider, J. L. (2020). Project EMPOWER. Open Science Framework. DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/Z28P7

For questions about Project EMPOWER, or inquiries about using intervention materials for non-commercial purposes, please contact Jessica Schleider, Ph.D.

Project EMPOWER is classified as exempt from Institutional Review Board review (as a program evaluation) per regulations outlined by the Office of Research Compliance at Stony Brook University. The Office of Research Compliance may be contacted at +1 631-632-9036.

All materials related to Project EMPOWER are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

You are free to copy, distribute, adapt, or build upon materials from Project EMPOWER for non-commercial purposes only, so long as you cite our materials, provide a link to the license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor(s) endorses you or your use.