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Springer earns higher education leadership award

Education 10/25/2024

JACQUI SPRINGER, assistant dean of student support and advocacy services with the dean of students’ office at the University of Rhode Island, recently received...

DIALOGUING: Robert Samuels, director of the University of Rhode Island counseling center, talks with Ashley O’Hearn, a graduate student trainee at the center. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Students’ mental health a concern for colleges

Education 10/18/2019

Leaving home for what may be the first time and settling into an apartment or dormitory without parents or siblings can be exhilarating for...

PUBLIC TRAINING: A group of Mental Health First Aid trainers for Lifespan Corp. discusses strategies for helping the public identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness. From left, Katherine Desjarlais, milieu associate at Lifespan, and Kimberly LaFountain, behavioral education development specialist at Bradley Hospital. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Communities implement MHFA training to address mental distress

Health Services 01/19/2018

Mental Health First Aid, a training program created in Australia in 2001 by Betty Kitchener, a nurse specializing in health education, and Anthony Jorm,...

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