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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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Kenya Service Learning and Immersion Program Advances “The Partnership for Safe Water in the Mara,” Other Community Health Initiatives
In Kenya, 41 percent of the country’s 46 million people rely on unfiltered water sources, including the Mara River which is the single most important source of drinking water in the region. Water quality in the Mara, which traverses some 245 miles, is impacted by several factors, including animal activities,...
2019 Haiti Service Learning & Cultural Immersion Program
From July 13 through July 22, 2019, students (Elana Bayer-Pacht, April Clayton, Tania Jimenez, and Lisa Saunders), faculty (Drs. Gemima St. Louis and Jill Bloom), and a Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health-affiliate (Ms. Gina Dessources, LICSW) traveled to the rural community of Vallue,...
Medfield Schools Credit INTERFACE Services with Improved Mental Health
Medfield Public Schools is crediting the use of the William James INTERFACE Referral Service with an improvement “to the mental health and wellness of students throughout the district and beyond.” According to a recent press release, Medfield Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden said, “The...
William James College Announces 2019 Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients
Three recognized for outstanding work in the behavioral health field
Benefits of Early Reading
Reading at an Early Age Boosts Brain Development and Overall Well-Being
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student Learns to “Cultivate Care” Through Unique Internship Experience
In a typical day at her clinical mental health internship, Allison O’Connor might gather hay, clean chicken coops, feed horses or goats, collect eggs, make soap, groom bunnies
William James College Community Members Run the 2019 Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an opportunity to celebrate the city of Boston and, for runners, a chance to tackle personal goals, raise money for charities
Students Organized Fundraising to Support Survivors of Domestic Violence
In December 2018, as part of a community service project for the course, “Systems Theory and Practice: Psychological Interventions in the Community,”
Dr. Natalie Cort Moderates Post-Show Discussion Following A.R.T’s Production of Barber Shop Chronicles
For generations, barber shops have been a place where African men gather – for haircuts, yes, but also to talk. Barber Shop Chronicles, a play currently
Alliance for Aging Connects Local Individuals and Organizations that Provide Services to Older Adults, Promotes Regional Collaboration
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the year 2030 marks an important demographic turning point in U.S. history – that’s the year when all baby boomers will be age 65 or older, making 1 in every 5 U.S. residents of retirement age. It’s important, says Dr. Erlene Rosowsky
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