SISTERS UNITED NOW
COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION
The Sisters United Now (SUN) project is a culturally infused eight-week intervention designed to teach awareness and management of anxiety and stress in black and biracial adolescent girls age 12-15.
Psychosocial measures of anxiety, stress, self-esteem, mindset, racial identity, and ethnic identity. Participants data reported positive responses to the intervention, with trends of lower stress levels post-intervention. Additionally, participants have consistently shared how the intervention has changed their behavior, attitude, helped in stressful home situations, promoting calmness and focus.
ACTION Maryland is proud to have supported facilitation and data efforts for this program aimed to create lasting relationships, develop a strong sense of identity in alignment with our mission.
