UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Initiatives in College Mental and Behavioral Health Grants
In 2001, United Healthcare StudentResources established through the American College Health Foundation the UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Fund. The purpose of this fund is to support ACHA annual meeting programming or other ACHA professional development activities benefiting ACHA members.
In October 2007, the focus of the fund was expanded to include a provision for one, $5,000 grant to be awarded on an annual basis. The UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Initiatives in College Mental and Behavioral Health Grant will support the development of creative solutions and programs to address issues specifically related to mental and behavioral health issues affecting college students.
The goal of the grant program is to spawn new ideas and innovative practices that improve students' mental health and to share these ideas with other college healthcare professionals through presentations at state, regional, and national conferences and in publications in college health related periodicals.
American College Health Association Institutional or Individual Members are eligible to apply for this grant. Applicants are encouraged to put together project proposals that develop or utilize partnerships on their campuses and demonstrate internal and in-kind financial support. The deadline for proposals is January 31, 2012 . Grant recipient will be announced at the 2012 ACHA Annual Meeting scheduled for May 28-June 1 in Chicago, Illinois.
The UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Fund will continue to support annual meeting programming and activities benefiting ACHA members in addition to supporting the grant award.
Grant Proposal Materials
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Past Grant Recipients
2011 Grant Award Winners:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alex Faris
Project Title: "Primary Care Behavioral Health: A Model for Training University Health Center Staff"
- Stanford University, Carole Pertofsky, MEd, CHES
Project Title: "The Pursuit of Happiness and Health: Strengthening Mental Health and Campus Unity at Stanford University"
2010 Grant Award Winners:
- University of Minnesota, Gary Christenson, MD
Project Title: “Stamp Out Stigma: An Awareness Campaign Coupled with Student Training to Improve Mental Health on Campus”
- Syracuse University, Jennifer Funderburk, PhD and Cheryl Flynn, MD, MS, MA
Project Title: “Integrating Behavioral Health Providers into a University Health Service: Is it a Good Idea?”
2009 Grant Award Winners:
- Rice University, Emily Page
Project Title: “Campaign to Raise Resiliency at Rice”
- The College of St. Catherine, Amy M. Kelly, MD, MPH
Project Title: “The Soul of Resilience”
2008 Grant Award Winners:
- University of Minnesota, Gary Christenson
Project title: “Stamp Out Stigma”: Awareness and Training to reduce the stigma associated with mental health concerns - Montana State University, Darla Tyler-McSherry
Project Title: “Our Veterans, Our Students, Our Concerns”
