Learning how to identify & work through challenges
Building courage to try new things
Learning to separate feelings from fact
“STAND has improved my life by giving guidance to my mental health journey, providing direction — a way to identify the problems and issues that I had and continue to have… [and helping me] tackle them, [and] giving reassurance that this is OK, and, by working on them, you will get better.”
— Bryan, STAND at ELAC participant
"STAND has improved my life [by helping me be] more social, more outgoing, not being as shy. Because by participating in this program, I feel like I'm enjoying life more by doing things I've never done before, like playing soccer. I always wanted to do it, but I was always too shy to go about it."
— Sofia, STAND at ELAC participant
"STAND has improved my life by reminding me that, just because it's in my head, doesn't mean it's the reality of it."
— Andrea, STAND at ELAC participant
Protocol ID: IRB#22-000635; UCLA IRB Approved; Approval date: 04/14/25; Committee: Medical IRB 3
