The Families and Middle School Success Project

Inclusion Criteria

• •A caregiver must have a child between the ages of 11 and 14
• •The child must be a middle school student enrolled at a participating middle school including: Alder Creek Middle School in Milwaukee, Oregon, or Wilbur Rowe Middle School in Milwaukee, Oregon
• •The caregiver must be the parent or legal guardian of the participating youth
• •The caregiver must have a smartphone with text messaging capability and access to email
• •The student must have one or more of the following risk factors: 1) two or more office discipline referrals; 2) grades below a 2.5 GPA; 3) poor attendance, i.e., missing more than 10% of school days; 4) IEP for emotional disturbance or related disabilities; or 5) concerns about the child on the behavioral and mental health screener (as indicated by a score of 3 on any one item, or a score of 2 or higher on at least two items).