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Pace University (2005–2008 & 2008–2011)

Program Description:
Pace University Counseling Center NY serves its diverse campus population by providing a wide range of counseling services to meet the mental health needs of its students. The goals of Project OPEN (Outreach Prevention Education Network) are to: (1) Develop a Multicultural Competence and Response Kit (MCRK) for the purpose of developing skill in crisis and suicide intervention with students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. (2) Develop a network of active connections to the mental health units of New York area hospitals to create additional student-competent mental health resources for the Pace community; disseminate in-service trainings that will sensitize hospital-based personnel to the unique psychological aspects of the college experience in the prevention of mental illness and suicide. (3) Develop a Multicultural Competence and Prevention Kit (MCPK) that will support trainings with other New York area college and university mental-health units in fostering awareness, sensitivity, and education regarding the impact of Stigma, Discrimination, and Hate crimes as these contribute to depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide within an education community. (4) Advertise and integrate the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline information into First-Year orientation and outreach with Pace University students, faculty, and staff. (5) Develop both a brochure and a Counseling Center website-based program designed to address parents in promoting effective recognition of help-seeking behavior, the signs and symptoms of psychological distress and the possible contemplation of suicide, the impact of Stigma on preventing effective acknowledgement and utilization of mental health services, and other mental health aspects of the college experience.

Contact Information:
Richard Shadick, PhD
Pace University Counseling Center
156 William St., 12th floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-346-1527
Email: rshadick@pace.edu

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