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million grant to increase the number and diversity of highly trained school counselors to help fill the gap in mentalhealthservices in New Jersey high-need school districts. Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education (GSE) has received a $3.3
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On November 27, 2024, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments to the Substance Abuse and MentalHealthService Administrations (SAMHSA) October 2024 Dear Tribal Leader Letter on redesigning the Tribal Behavioral Health (TBH) grant program to streamline the program and enable applicants to focus on priorities that (..)
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Public Health Faculty Scholars, Jeremy Goldbach and Jin Huang , also Brown School faculty have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Read about their honor. Leopoldo J. Established in conjunction with the Brown School, the Aaron Rosen Lecture is one of the highest honors in social work research.
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