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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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New Faculty Fellowship Program Aims to Recruit Psychology and Counseling Teaching Faculty from Under-Represented Communities
William James College has announced the launch of a new institution-wide teaching faculty fellowship program for recent graduates with doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology, Counseling, Organizational and Leadership Psychology, and School Psychology. The program will equip teaching faculty fellows...
College and University Leaders Convene in Washington, D.C., to Discuss College Student Mental Health Crisis
Experts on college student behavioral health and its determinants, and on diversity, equity, and inclusion, including William James College President Dr. Nicholas Covino, led roundtable discussions about transforming campus environments to promote wellbeing for all students in Washington, D.C., on March...
Alumna Who Witnessed 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing Will Run 2022 Marathon to Raise Funds for WJC Student Scholarships
Veronica Steller will represent William James College and Team Newton during the 2022 Boston Marathon. She will be raising money for the Lucero Fund, which will support student scholarships.
Boston25: Even as pandemic fades, concerns OCD behaviors will remain prevalent
Dr. Julie Ryan spoke with Boston25 about pandemic related behaviors and OCD
Question and Answer: “Black Health and Wellness,” Dr. Natalie Cort on Black Mental Health and the 2022 Theme for Black History Month
The 2022 theme, “Black Health and Wellness,” recognizes the legacy of Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine, along with those practiced in other "ways of knowing," like midwives, naturopaths, and herbalists, throughout the African Diaspora.
GBH: Lexington Shooting Revives Calls for Mental Health Co-Response Models
Dr. Sarah Abbott, director of the William James College Center for Crisis Response and Behavioral Healh and associate professor of Clinical Psychology, spoke with GBH News about co-responder programs that pair mental health professionals with law enforcement officers to respond to calls where interventions...
What's Going on With the Windows?
With classes back in-session on campus, those who have returned to the building these past few weeks may have noticed something different about the exterior – namely, that one room in one corner of the building on the second floor looks to be missing its windows. Those windows are missing, but for...
WCVB Channel 5's Maria Stephanos Discusses Isolation, Pandemic Mental Health Impacts, with President Nicholas Covino
WCVB Boston Channel 5's Maria Stephanos spoke with William James College President Nicholas Covino about what it's going to take to rebuild our communities and social structures following the prolonged period of isolation caused by the pandemic.
Student Spotlight: Felicia Agbanyo, Bachelor's Completion Program
Felicia Agbanyo, a student in the Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and Human Services completion program, has worked in group homes for individuals with disabilities for the past 11 years. She was inspired to follow in her mother’s footsteps and enter the field after seeing the positive impact...
Boston25: Peace Corps Inspired Program Encourages Young People to Pursue Mental Health Careers
Whitney Enobakhare, Marc Abelard, and Dr. Gemima St. Louis, spoke to Fox 25 about the Behavioral Health Service Corp, a workforce initiative designed to attract new and emerging talent to work in behavioral healthcare, and provide supportive pathways.
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