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Collaborating in the Field: Doubling Down on Education About the Co-Response Model

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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Want Behavioral Health Workers to Stay? Intentionally Support Them

WJC’s Dr. Gemima St. Louis, Dr. Natalie Cort, and Dr. Alexandra Alden presented at the at the Accelerate The Future Behavioral Health Workforce Development Innovation Symposium at Boston College on building a scalable model with community health organizations to retain their workers while advancing...

William James College and Department of Mental Health Co-Sponsor Inaugural Co-Response Research Symposium

William James College's Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Health (CRBH), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH), successfully organized a first-of-its-kind Co-Response Research Symposium on March 31, 2023 at the Warren Conference Center and Inn in Ashland, MA....

Children’s Mental Health Matters: William James College Hosts Annual Conference and Launches the Center for Behavioral Health, Equity, and Leadership in Schools

William James College ushered in Mental Health Awareness Month and celebrated Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week on May 5 with a half-day conference aimed at exchanging knowledge and best practices in addressing the mental health needs of children, adolescents and families — in particular, those...

William James College Awarded $50,000 Cigna Foundation Grant To Support Mental Health Equity Program for Asian American Communities in Massachusetts

WJC was awarded a $50,000 grant by the Cigna Foundation to fund a one-year pilot of the Asian Competency Education (ACE) program. The program will help increase equity and access to quality behavioral health care for underserved Asian populations in the Commonwealth.

We Stand with Asian and Asian American Communities

For the past two years, the country has witnessed escalating hate and terrorizing violence directed to our Asian and Asian American communities. The targeted and lethal violence brutally continued during the past week as many Asian communities, around the world including in the US, began celebrating...

Ruderman Family Foundation Sponsors WJC/AICUM Higher Education Leaders Summit

William James College received a grant of $13,000 from the Ruderman Family Foundation (RFF) to convene higher education leaders and directors of campus counseling centers for the first “Reimagining Behavioral Health in Higher Education” Summit in partnership with AICU Mass and William James College.

How 30-Minutes of Exercise a Day Can Benefit your Mental Health

A look at how physical activity can benefit your mental health as a treatment of moderate depression.

Dr. Kris Taylor Co-Leads Training on Effective Implementation of Equitable and Inclusionary Practices

The Center for Behavioral Health, Equity, and Leadership in Schools (BHELS) at William James College joined the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) Executive Institute to promote the critical work of educational equity, racial understanding, and organizational transformation.

School Psychology Students, Faculty Collaborate on Research and Publication

Two students in the School Psychology MA/CAGS program turned a class assignment into a research trifecta with the support of Dr. Robyn Bratica, assistant professor and program director.

Staff Member, Former Post-Doc, Develops Influential Guide on Cultural Responsiveness in Telehealth

Telehealth has emerged as a critical platform for service delivery for mental health care. Despite its accessibility, Dr. Aleesha N. Young noted gaps that remained present regarding treatment and cultural differences and developed a guide to address this.

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