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Oct. 14, 2026
KENT, Ohio – ¹ú²úÂ×Àí has been awarded a four-year Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to strengthen mental health…
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Sept. 1, 2026
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Center for Public Policy and Health and Prevention Action Alliance received a $3 million federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant to expand substance use prevention across 20 counties…
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April 6, 2026
¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Center for Public Policy and Health has developed a nationally expanding mental health awareness program known as A.I.D. (Awareness, Interaction and Direction) that trains individuals to recognize signs of mental…
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Oct. 7, 2025
The 13th edition of American Public Policy: Promise and Performance has recently been made available for widespread use by CQ Press, a Washington DC based division of Sage Publications. For this edition of this widely used American Public…
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Dec. 13, 2024
Meet Kayla Marker, a research associate at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Center for Public Policy and Health (CPPH). With a passion for mental health advocacy and community engagement, Kayla brings dedication and energy to her role in the Center…
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Dec. 7, 2024
¹ú²úÂ×Àí's independent journalism organization, KentWired, recently published a story on an event hosted by ¹ú²úÂ×Àí's Active Minds chapter. Active Minds at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is one of over 500 chapters across…
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Dec. 7, 2024
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Today released a new episode of What's the Big Idea featuring one of the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Center for Public Policy and Health's top priorities: The Northeast Ohio Tri-County Prevention Infrastructure (TCPI or Tri-C Project). Center…
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Sept. 24, 2024
Over the Summer, the Center hosted two students as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program. Emily Bishop and Rachel Dorsey focused their research on the perceptions and usage trends of popular substances:…
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Sept. 24, 2024
A team of graduate students at the Center worked to advance public health in Miami County, Ohio. Karan Lamba, Erica Kriausky, and Annika Norton guided by College of Public Health lecturer Rob Kollin, reflect on their experience working on…
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Sept. 24, 2024
The Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant has funded work toward improving the mental health of the Flashes community for the past six years. As the grant concludes at the end of September, we reflect on the legacy it has left on…
