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A Pair of WJC Alums Take Pride in Working with the LGBTQIA+ Population
On the eve of Pride Month, six students from the William James College class of 2024 received rainbow-colored cords to honor their completion of the LGBTQIA+ Studies Concentration. The timing of the May 29 celebration was no accident: In 1999, on the 30th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the federal government first recognized Gay & Lesbian Pride Month; since then, the Pride moniker—like the flag—has evolved to include more and more marginalized groups. The new tradition of rainbow cord distribution, conceived of to recognize what has become a burgeoning area of study on campus, was more than apropos: Since last June, when Colleen Deely became the first student to graduate with a concentration in LGBTQIA+ Studies, the cohort has grown exponentially to include one Clinical PsyD and five Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduates—a figure that’s poised to double come fall.
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Why a public health approach is the approach to gun violence
By Robert Kinscherff and Paul Block for Mental Health Weekly
William James College hosted the 2018 Annual Lucero 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, April 8
in honor of Dr. Cynthia Lucero, a beloved graduate who passed away while running the Boston Marathon in 2002. Event proceeds will benefit our Lucero Latino Mental Health Program.
William James College to Hold Annual Dr. Lucero Memorial 5K
William James College will host the 2018 Annual Lucero Memorial 5K Run/Walk on Sunday, April 8 at 9:30 am. The race will start at WJC located at 1 Wells Ave in Newton, MA, and an awards ceremony will follow at 10:30 am.
As Suicides Surge, so do efforts to prevent them
Our INTERFACE program and Margaret Hannah, Program Director of INTERFACE, were mentioned in an article in the Patriot Ledger that discussed the growing suicide epidemic in Massachusetts and throughout the country. Read the full article here to learn how programs like INTERFACE, researchers, clinicians...
Let's swim upstream for our kids and their mental health
“We know that during infancy and early childhood, emotional health and wellness are beginning to develop, along with one’s body. While we tend to focus on a child’s physical development, we should do the same with one’s mental well-being.” In a recent contributed piece in Mental Health Weekly,...
Leveling the Mental Health Counseling Racial Playing Field
We can no longer afford the lack of diversity in mental health counseling
William James College Promotes Jason Kaplan to Director of the Doctoral Program in School Psychology
Kaplan began with William James College in 2011 as an adjunct professor
William James College to Host "Red Monster" Film Screening and Panel Discussion to Honor Black History Month
Film and subsequent panel session to explore the impact of psychological trauma on the lives of young men of color
Mental Illness and Communities of Color
Mental illness has been found to be frequently stigmatized in the African-American community. William James College student and Coordinator of the Black Mental Health Graduate Academy, Samuel Kwame Dance, sat down with WGBH as a guest on their Basic Black segment to discuss the importance of creating...
William James College Announces New Sonya Kurzweil Grant Program
$10,000 donation will support students choosing to do their doctoral projects on topics related to the mental health needs of children
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