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 two, $5,000 grants to be awarded on an annual basis. The UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Initiatives in College Mental and Behavioral Health Grants 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 these grants. 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 March 26, 2010. Award recipients will be announced at the 2010 ACHA Annual Meeting scheduled for June 1-5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Fund will continue to support annual meeting programming and activities benefiting ACHA members in addition to supporting the grant awards.
Grant Proposal Materals
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Past Grant Recipients
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”
