Led by the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, a new fellowship program will help address the shortage of mental health services for children attending high-need schools in the district. Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) will train and place graduate students in Newark schools to aid youth facing mental health challenges. The initiative is supported by a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, with Rutgers professor Anne Gregory serving as principal investigator.
The funding is part of the department’s Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Program to expand nationwide student access to school-based mental health services. The grant supports the GSAPP-led Pathways Project: Expanding the Capacity of Newark Board of Education to Provide Effective Inclusive Mental Health Services. GSAPP will collaborate with the Newark Board of Education, Rutgers School of Social Work and the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-Newark. To read the full story.