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Toward Healing: Report Finds Gaps in Pandemic Services Available to AAPI Communities
Asian American and Pacific Island (AAPI) communities were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 exposure and its causes, and had a harder time accessing care during the pandemic. A recent story published through The Boston University Statehouse Program highlighted a new report that showcased these vulnerab...
Boston 25 News Report: With Young People Hit Hard by the Pandemic, More College Students are Interested in Studying Mental Health
Before the pandemic, approximately 1 in 5 people in the United States, or around 18 to 20 percent of the population, reported anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or trauma.
Article by WJC Geropsychology Researchers Asks: What is Wisdom?
Do you really become wiser as you age? Perhaps we know what it means if a person is said to be wise, but what, exactly, is wisdom?
Alumna Hired for New Co-Responder Role with Randolph Police Support and Outreach Unit
Ashley Sullivan, a graduate of the master’s in clinical mental health counseling with a concentration in military and veterans psychology, and now a mental health clinician with Aspire Health Alliance, has been hired by the Randolph Police Department as co-responder for their Jail Diversion Program.
More Asian Americans Are Seeking Mental Health Treatment; Dr. Catherine Vuky Among Experts Interviewed by New York Times About Shifting Cultural Views
"Mental health is heavily stigmatized among Asian Americans, whose older generations, like the older generations of other cultures, tend to see therapy as undignified or a sign of weakness," wrote New York Times writer Alyssa Lukpat.
Faculty Discuss Career Pathways, Focused Training, for Articles in “New England Psychologist”
New England Psychologist, an independent news source for psychologists in the region, connected with two members of the William James College faculty for recent articles about careers in psychology.
William James College Awarded $1.6M Through HRSA’s Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Paraprofessionals
Funding will provide paid work opportunities and career training, and will prepare pre-bachelor’s level paraprofessionals for the Commonwealth’s Community Health Workers Certification exam.
Colleges Must Be Prepared for Student Mental Health Needs
As students return to campus this fall some will relish what resembles a return to normal but many, if not all, will be carrying trauma. Fortunately, higher education learning communities offer some of the most favorable environments for healing what has been broken by the pandemic.
After 'The Year that Changed Everything,' Colleges Can Make Changes to Improve Student Mental Health
"Behavioral health cannot be the sole province of the [college counseling center] any more than proficiency in academic writing can be assigned only to the English Department," wrote President Covino in an essay published by a national think tank
Newton-Needham Regional Chamber: Businesses Take Some Positives Out of the Pandemic
William James College President Nicholas Covino joined a Newton-Needham Chamber Panel discussion about how nonprofits and businesses can successfully re-emerge from the pandemic.
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