 In Phase 2, the investigators will conduct a small pilot of the intervention at both sites with new participants. At each site, 4 groups 4 sessions each will be run. Participants will have an equal chance of being placed in the new intervention condition asthma education and mood management, or in a control condition that covers asthma education and general topics regarding child health and wellness e.g., encouraging reading, reducing screen time, nutrition. Participants will participate in a baseline research session, in the 4 intervention group sessions, and then in two follow-up research sessions one at end of treatment which is expected to occur two months after enrollment, and one at 4-months post-treatment. They will complete survey instruments that assess their own depressive symptoms, family demographic characteristics, accessbarriers to health care, self-efficacy to manage asthma, social network support, and family climate, as well as their childs asthma symptom frequency. Children 7-12 are included only for the assessment of asthma symptoms and lung function, which occurs at baseline, end of treatment, and 4-month follow up for 2 weeks at each time point. Participation in Phase 2 is expected to take approximately 6 months. 