he Village Project, Inc.’s Emanyatta Project is a prevention and early intervention program that is intended to prevent and/or reduce symptoms of clinical depression and anxiety in children from kindergarten to 4th grade. The project necessarily involves families of these children for the purposes of support in these efforts as well as to strengthen the resilience and internal strengths of the children. It is through this involvement that the Phase I priority of family psycho-education is achieved. An additional component to strengthen the internal resources of the children is the project’s focus on building pride in cultural and ethnic heritage as a means of achieving higher levels of academic achievement and self-esteem.
