Impact of Parentcorps in Corpus Christi Independent School District on Student Emotional, Mental and Physical Health and Academic Achievement in Families Living in Poverty

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL SOUTH, FOUNDATION MEDICAL DIRECTOR M. WILSON, M.D. AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ESTHER J. CALZADA, PH.D. ARE INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF PARENTCORPS IN CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ON STUDENT EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY. PARENT AND TEACHER WELL-BEING IS ALSO INVESTIGATED. PARENTCORPS IS A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL-BASED, FAMILY CENTERED INTERVENTION THAT PROMOTES FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN. THE RESEARCH IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WITH DR. LAURIE M. BROTMAN AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR.