William James College News

Category Listing

William James College Unveils College Mental Health Initiative and Examines its Origin

In order to fully understand the rise in present-day mental health challenges among college students and young adults in this country, it is essential to examine the multiple lenses through which it can be viewed. Epidemiologists who write about mental health and youth point to a decade, beginning in...

Caring for the Mental Health of Asian Communities with Funding from the Cigna Foundation

William James College (WJC) received a $50,000 grant in January 2023 from the Cigna Foundation's Health and Well-Being Grant Program to support a one-year pilot of the Asian Competency Education (ACE) program.

Answering the Call: State partnership enhances mental health training, aids the most vulnerable population

According to a 2021 report by the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, there are more than 161,000 people living with at least one developmental disability in the Commonwealth. William James College INTERFACE referral serves as the bridge between people with I/DD who have experienced trauma...

Creating Relationships: A Focus on Supervision

Experiential education is a hallmark of training at William James College and a core value of the mission, one that integrates rigorous academic instruction with substantial hands-on experience making fieldwork essential to students’ future success.

William James College Graduate Named 2024 School Psychologist of the Year by the National Association of School Psychologists

Wendy Price PsyD, a 2015 graduate of the School Psychology doctoral program at William James College, has been named 2024 School Psychologist of the Year by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) for her exceptional contributions to the field.

Expanding and Strengthening the Mental Health Workforce in Schools

A $5.9 million-dollar grant—the largest in the history of William James College—will make a significant and immediate impact in public K-12 schools throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts School Psychologists Association Bestows Top Honors on William James Community Members at Annual Conference

A pair of William James College community members were recognized for their significant and ongoing contributions to the field of school psychology by the Massachusetts School Psychologists Association (MSPA) at the organization’s annual conference in late October 2023. Top honors were bestowed upon...

For Effective DEIB Efforts, First Know Thyself

Higher education and mental health professionals from across 72 institutions and organizations attend Part III of the Reimagining Behavioral Health on Campus Summit centered around the theme "Celebrating Diversity."

Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health Speaks at the 4th Annual National Co-Responder Conference

Members of the Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health team from William James College were selected to speak at the International Co-Responder Alliance (ICRA) 4th Annual National Co-Responder Conference in Spokane, WA from June 11-14. ICRA was established to unite, promote, strengthen, and...

Dr. Jackie Lapidus ’90 Helps Fund William James College Future by Making a Planned Gift

Jackie's appreciation of the profound experience she had as a student at WJC, which promoted introspection and self-examination, were critically important to her and deepened over time. She believes in the mission of the College and wants to help ensure its future so that succeeding students can take...

Topics/Tags

Follow William James College

Media Contact

Press and Media Center