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91²Ö¿â Psychology Professor to Receive 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award

ATHENA Akron, a women’s leadership organization in Summit County, Ohio, has named Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at 91²Ö¿â, its winner of the 2022 ATHENA Akron Leadership Award. She will receive the award on Nov. 17 at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.

Tags: Community & Society , Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Research , Leadership , PRADAA , mental health , Awards and Honors

College of Arts & Sciences

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Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County and 91²Ö¿â’s College of Public Health Receive Federal Grant to Improve and Support Mental Health in Portage County Schools and Community

Through a five-year, $625,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County will partner with 91²Ö¿â’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health to improve and support mental health in Portage County. 

Tags: Health , Community & Society , College of Public Health , Grants , mental health

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Two 91²Ö¿â Psychology Faculty Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected two 91²Ö¿â College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, along with two community clinicians, for , an initiative that will provide funding and leadership training to the four team members. Their plan is to implement a project that will help veterinary professionals in Northeast Ohio address mental health stigmas they experience in their lives and provide usable techniques that can be incorporated into their veterinary practices.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Psychological Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , mental health , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

Mental Health

Entrepreneurship, especially while in college, can be challenging and stressful. Make sure to take care of yourself and ASK FOR HELP if you need it!    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (web, call, text) 91²Ö¿â Counseling and Psychological Services 91²Ö¿â Co…

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Mental Illness Visualized through “Create Awareness†Art Exhibit

Several 91²Ö¿â departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of 91²Ö¿â students, faculty and staff with mental illness. Create Awarenes…

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The Center for Public Policy and Health

Communication Studies major Matti-Lynn Chrisman celebrates after being crowned Miss Ohio 2018. Photo credit: Matti-Lynn Chrisman

91²Ö¿â Communication Studies Student Crowned Miss Ohio 2018

Beauty, brains, poise and talent were on full display at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 16 where 91²Ö¿â student Matti-Lynn Chrisman bested 19 other beauty queens to win the crown and title of Miss Ohio 2018. Ms. Chrisman follows in the footsteps of fo…

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School of Communication Studies