Research Foundation of CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Organization

Research Foundation of CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Dispute Resolution Center
Project
The Dispute Resolution in Mental Health Initiative (DRMH Initiative)
Grant Amount
$95,000
Dispute Resolution Center
Overview

Since 2017, the AAA-ICDR Foundation has supported The Dispute Resolution in Mental Health Initiative (DRMH Initiative) operated by the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center (CUNY DRC) at John Jay College with MH Mediate serving as Program Consultant.  Through this partnership, the following resources were created to scale conflict resolution resources available to individuals and communities impacted by mental illness.

Overview

Since 2017, the AAA-ICDR Foundation has supported The Dispute Resolution in Mental Health Initiative (DRMH Initiative) operated by the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center (CUNY DRC) at John Jay College with MH Mediate serving as Program Consultant.  Through this partnership, the following resources were created to scale conflict resolution resources available to individuals and communities impacted by mental illness.

Resources for Communities
The Dispute Resolution in Mental Health Initiative developed and launched an extensive online training program for libraries, laypeople, and others to learn how to talk about mental health in empowering lays, address challenging behaviors without trafficking in mental illness stereotypes, and resolve conflicts related to mental health situations. This program gave people short, skills-­‐based modules and downloadable takeaway tools they could use to change their practices.
Research Foundation of CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Testimonial
Testimonial
“We all have different positions and a lot of stress on top of everything else that’s going on, we need to respect each other and recognize that all the different organizations out there have to make tough decisions. I came away from the Academy Initiative with profound respect for others in the community, I came away with more understanding to respect the decisions of others and to be more patient, to not jump the gun and wait to hear from others before reacting to them with little information”
Representative of the Hispanic League at Winston-Salem
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Testimonial
“In any community, there will inevitably be different perspectives. How do you find ways of making people feel heard and their concerns acted on? How do you find ways of arriving at consensus? These are the questions the Academy helped us ask and answer.”
Senior Advisor to the President Kenyon College
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Testimonial
"The Academy Initiative helped to amplify the idea that there is a shared group of individuals who want to work together to create a safe space within our community – to know that there are others who want to make this community as safe as I do was reassuring."
Assistant Director of Diversity Initiatives Indiana University Indiana University
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