b'WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 31BOSTON CHILDRENS COLLABORATIONcolleges and eligible employer partners. The FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARDS WJCprogram provides scholarship support to 40 $690K GRANT TO LEAD INNOVATIVEstudents from historically marginalized, low-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCEincome, first-generation or underrepresented DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM racial and ethnic minority backgrounds WJC was awarded a $690,000 grantto complete their Bachelor of Science in from Boston Childrens CollaborationPsychology and Human Services at William for Community Health to implement anJames College.innovative program designed to expand andThis initiative is designed to strengthen diversify the behavioral health workforce.partnerships among academic and The Child & Adolescent Mental Healthcommunity-based agencies with a shared Initiative (CAMHI) creates a behavioralvision of reducing mental health disparities in health career pathway, engages educationalunderserved communities, said Dr. Gemima and employer partners, and provides stipendsSt. Louis. Meeting the mental health needs and scholarships to individuals interested inof children and families is a systemic issue pursuing behavioral health careers workingthat cannot be addressed by one individual with children, adolescents and families.or one institution alone. The sustainable CAMHI is designed to focus on cultivatingimpact that this grant can have is amplified and educating culturally compassionatethrough collaborations among organizations providers starting in high schools withthat are devoted to promoting the well-educational programs in the Boston Publicbeing of children and families across the School district and extending to communityCommonwealth.'