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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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William James College Celebrates the Class of 2021, Holds 41st Commencement Events

William James College celebrated the 205 graduates of the Class of 2021 with a small hooding ceremony for graduates on Saturday, and the launch of a fully virtual Commencement ceremony on Sunday

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.

Dr. Catherine Vuky on the 45th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon

While the collective attention of much of the world was turned elsewhere in late April 2020, many Vietnamese families likely paused to recall the 45th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.

Dr. Shani Turner Named Director of the African & Caribbean Mental Health (ACMH) Concentration

Dr. Shani Turner has been appointed Director of the College's African & Caribbean Mental Health (ACMH) Concentration.

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.

William James College Receives $1.9M in Federal Funding Through HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals

William James College Receives $1.9M in Federal Funding Through HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals

Student to Run 2021 Boston Marathon, Raising Funds to Benefit William James College’s Lucero Latino Mental Health Program

Clinical PsyD Student Amanda Salerno is running to raise funds for the William James College Dr. Cynthia Lucero Latino Mental Health Program as a member of "Team Newton"

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

Celebrating the Life of Dr. John D. Robinson

Former member of the Board of Trustees John D. Robinson, EdD, ABPP, leaves a legacy of service and a field changed by his contributions and advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion in mental health.

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