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Collaborating in the Field: Doubling Down on Education About the Co-Response Model
In one way or another, Sarah E. Abbott, PhD, Director of the Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health, has spent the majority of her career at the intersection of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and the community at large. Her first exposure to work in America (after earning her BA at home, in England) came via recruitment by a nonprofit agency in central Massachusetts where Abbott spent several nights each week in a residential group home for individuals ages 18-25 with a mental health condition. While there, she witnessed first-hand the challenges associated when police responded to calls—which didn’t always go well.
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Signal not Noise
Dear William James Community, I expect, like me, that many of you are watching and reading about the expressions of concern around the country that have been occasioned by the death of Mr. George Floyd. I know that there are many troubling stimuli to process.
One Hundred Thousand and One Deaths
On Wednesday our country passed a grim milestone in this pandemic, marking the passing of more than 100,000 citizens. It is right to take a minute to reflect about this. This number represents mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, partners and friends to hundreds of thousands more. We,...
Sew Supportive: Individuals, Organizations, Make Homemade Masks for WJC Students
Sew Supportive: Individuals, Organizations, Sew Masks for WJC Students
William James College Community Remembers Dr. Cynthia Lucero with Virtual Celebration
William James College Community Remembers Dr. Cynthia Lucero with Virtual Celebration
Lunar New Year Celebration Ushers In “The Year of the Rat,” and a New Concentration in Asian Mental Health
The Lunar New Year officially arrived on Saturday, January 25, marking the beginning of the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The annual festival, which is celebrated by millions of people around the world, is an important time for Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese communities. The festival...
William James College Celebrates the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.In the Community
The William James College Community gathered together on the morning of January 17, 2020 to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year, They, is a “Huge Step,” says WJC Professor
Merriam-Webster recently announced that the 2019 word of the year is “they,” after a 313% increase in searches for the term over the past year. The use of the pronoun “they” to refer to a singular person of non-binary gender identity has been gaining prominence. Merriam-Webster added the third-person...
CMGMH Newsletter Feature: Palestinian Mental Health Without Borders
The Palestinian Mental Health Conference was held on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at UMass Boston. The conference generated transnational dialogues on community
Educational Leadership Concentration Brings Organizational and Leadership Psychology to Education
Incorporating mental wellness and social-emotional learning (SEL) into a school curriculum is shown to have positive effects on academics, social behavior
Bi-Annual Global Mental Health Conference Envisions a Humanitarian Psychology
The world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the end of World War II. More than 20 million people are enduring starvation and famine
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