Introducing Americorps for College: A Cost-Effective Mental Health Staffing Solution
Recorded On: 02/14/2025
Introducing Americorps for College: A Cost-Effective Mental Health Staffing Solution
The Mental Health Section and Community College Coalition are happy to jointly sponsor a presentation on the Healthy Minds Alliance, an innovative AmeriCorps program that builds cost-effective organizational capacity to address bystander intervention, suicide prevention and other campus mental health needs. Learn more about the benefits and process of bringing a Healthy Minds Alliance AmeriCorps member to your campus for a 10-month term of full-time service. Dr. Celia Meyer, Director of the Healthy Minds Alliance will discuss the program, its goals, funding, application process; and other questions, while Angela Stowe, Director of Counseling at the University of Alabama Birmingham will discuss how her campus benefits from an Americorps member and what’s involved in making the program successful.
This webinar is brought to you by the Mental Health Section and Community College Coalition.
Session Information
Format: Internet live
Date: February 13, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm ET
Format: Internet, self-paced
Release Date: February 14, 2025
Expiration Date: February 13, 2027
After the expiration date, this session will no longer be accessible for viewing or downloading.
Cost:
FREE
Speaker(s)
Celia Meyer, MS
Director, Healthy Minds Alliance
Angela Stowe, PhD, LPC, NCC
Director, Student Counseling Services, Collegiate Recovery Community
University of Alabama at Birmingham Student Health and Wellness Center
Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health
Chair, UAB Suicide Prevention Initiative
