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TCSPP Recognizes National Mental Health Awareness Month

05/07/2014
EventsscheduledinSouthernCalifornia,ChicagoandWashington,D.C.
(LOSANGELES)(May7,2014)AccordingtotheNationalAllianceonMentalIllness(NAMI),nearly60million
Americansexperienceamentalhealthconditioneveryyear.Regardlessofrace,age,religionoreconomic
status,mentalillnessimpactsthelivesofatleastoneinfouradultsandonein10childrenacrosstheU.S.In
recognitionofNationalMentalHealthAwarenessMonth,TheChicagoSchoolofProfessionalPsychology
(TCSPP)theleadingnonprofitnationalgraduateschooldevotedexclusivelytopsychologyandrelated
behavioralandhealthscienceswillhosteventsacrossallcampuses,andinthebroadercommunity,
highlightinganarrayofmentalhealthissuesandtopics.TCSPPfacultyandothermentalhealthexpertswilllend
theirexpertiseandexperiencetohelpaudiencesbecomemoreenlightenedandinformedaboutmentalillness
tohelpreducethestigmathatpersiststoday.Eventsinclude:
DrugsandSubstanceAbuseamongAsianPacificAmericans
TCSPPWashington,D.C.Campus
90115thStreetNW
Washington,D.C.20005
TheAPAOfficeofEthnicMinorityAffairsinpartnershipwithTCSPPhoststhiscommunityforumtoraise
awarenessaboutthephysiologicalimpactofsubstanceabuseandaddictionamongAsianAmericansand
PacificIslanders.
Friday,May16(12:00p.m.1:30p.m.)
RSVPviaemail
DomesticViolence:AnIntroductoryPsychoLegalDiscussion
TCSPPWestwoodBranchCampus(andwebinar)
1145GayleyAve#322
LosAngeles,California
TheChicagoSchoolsForensicPsychologyDepartmentdiscussestheincidenceandimpactofdomestic
violenceacrossdiversepopulations,aswellasfederaldomesticviolencelawsandcourtpolicies.RSVP
Required(Note:MustRSVPtoreceivewebinarinformation)
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AboutTheChicagoSchoolofProfessionalPsychology:
Foundedin1979andcelebrating35years,TheChicagoSchoolofProfessionalPsychology(TCSPP)isa
nonprofit,privategraduateschooldevotedexclusivelytopsychologyandrelatedbehavioralandhealthsciences.
Itservesmorethan4,500studentsacrosscampusesinChicagoLosAngeles(withbranchesinIrvineand
Westwood)andWashingtonD.C.,aswellasonlineprograms.TheinstitutionisaccreditedbytheWestern
AssociationofSchoolsandColleges,andtheClinicalPsychologydoctoralprogramofferedattheChicago
CampusisaccreditedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.AmemberoftheNationalCouncilofSchools
andProgramsofProfessionalPsychology,TCSPPisrecognizedforitsdistinguishedserviceandoutstanding
contributionstoculturaldiversityandadvocacy.ThecommunityserviceinitiativesontheChicagoCampushave
alsoearnedrecognitiononthePresidentsHigherEducationCommunityServiceHonorRollforsixconsecutive
years,andtheLosAngelesCampusgaineditsfirstawardin2013.Withmorethan20graduatedegree
programs,thousandsofhoursofrealworldtraining,andawealthofinternationalopportunities,TCSPPisa
leaderinprofessionalpsychologyeducation.Tolearnmore,visitwww.thechicagoschool.edu.

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