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Federal Grant Funds UCF Students to Train as Recovery Support Specialists

Students can train to become recovery support specialists thanks to a new grant and partnership between UCF and Aspire Health ...
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UCF Students Remove Barriers to Mental Health Care for Children by Offering School-Based Counseling

UCF counselor education students gain meaningful, supervised experience while providing accessible counseling services at no cost to K-5 students and ...
12 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas During the Pandemic

12 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas During the Pandemic

Lacking inspiration for a date night? The UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute shares a list of virtual and in-person ...
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UCF Community Counseling and Research Center Recognized for Community Impact

The Community Counseling and Research Center was recently recognized for their work with the Central Florida community ...
UCF Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Help Save Relationships During COVID-19

UCF Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Help Save Relationships During COVID-19

The money will expand a successful relationship education program to help more Central Florida families manage stress and conflict, which ...
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UCF Counseling Center Offers Virtual Mental Health Services to Local Community

The Community Counseling and Research Center is a training facility for counseling students in the College of Community Innovation and ...
UCF Professors Bryce Hagedorn and Dayle Jones

Federal Grant Prepares Mental Health Counseling Interns for Work in Opioid Treatment and Recovery Services

Graduate students as part of the UCF-Aspire Behavioral Health Internship Program are being prepared to better serve clients struggling with ...
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UCF Alumnae Teach Coping Skills during COVID-19 Pandemic

Mental health professionals share tips for dealing with stress during coronavirus precautions ...
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‘How Can Humans Do This to Other Humans?’

Demonstrations of the past week encapsulate the pain and anger carried by millions of Black Americans every day. News Archives ...
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Suicide: Myths, Signs and Prevention

In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, UCF mental health expert Glenn Lambie offers insight into the myths, warning signs and ...
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Fellows Advocate for Minority Voices in Mental Health

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, when we turn our attention to the mental health needs of racial ...
Shainna Ali

UCF Grad Aims to Improve Mental Health in West Indian Cultures

A few years ago, Shainna Ali ’10 ’12MA ’16PhD was studying some statistics when the mental health clinician came across ...
Kent Butler

Interim Chief Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Officer

At UCF, we’ve long believed our best work comes from bringing together people with diverse backgrounds and ideas. I am ...
Alexander Fields, John Super and Saundra Tabet

Center Offers Students Unique Education, Free Counseling to Community

You always have the support you need at the Community Counseling and Research Center, according to Alexander Fields, who is ...
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African-American Moms Are Helicopter Parents Too, But Endgame is Survival

Study finds African-American mothers live in fear that their sons will be stopped by people in authority and could potentially ...