Dear PBCP Supporter,
I hope that this message finds you well. While our current times are uncertain, we wanted to share with you how the Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) has been responding and developing its resources to help ensure mental health services are available for those in need during this period:
The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) is pleased to announce the election of a new member to its Board of Directors, Sunil Khushalani, MBBS, MD, DFAPA, FASAM.
“Pro Bono Counseling’s mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services,” states PBCP Board President Peter Kahn, MD. “I am excited to welcome Dr. Khushalani […]
The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) kicked off 2020 by moving its office to a new location! The organization is now leasing office space from HASA, a hearing and speech-language services organization, in Baltimore City. This new location provides many benefits to PBCP, including access to onsite meeting spaces, cost savings on rent, and collaboration with a new nonprofit partner.
All phone numbers, including direct dial and fax numbers, remain […]
Mark your calendar! Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2019, an opportunity for you to stand up for the causes that matter to you most. At Pro Bono Counseling, we’re proud to be a part of this global movement for generosity. Our mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services.
Your Giving Tuesday […]
The following is a reflection written by PBCP Executive Director, Amy Greensfelder, LMSW
The PBCP team was honored to take part in our friends at Roberta’s House commemoration of National Remembrance Day for Murder Victims. PBCP is privileged to work with Roberta’s House to ensure that the surviving loved ones of homicide victims get the support they need.
I don’t often have the occasion to bring my daughter to work functions with […]
The World Health Organization observes World Mental Health Day on October 10, as a day to bring attention to mental health issues around the globe. Starting in 2018, the Pro Bono Counseling Project has commemorated the day by facilitating a Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention training for students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maryland, Baltimore through the Interprofessional Student Learning Initiative. PBCP Executive Director, Amy Greensfelder, […]
On October 3, 2019, the Pro Bono Counseling Project was honored at the Maryland Nonprofits Annual Conference for achieving re-accreditation through the Standards for Excellence Institute. The Standards for Excellence is a national code of ethics and accountability for nonprofit organizations that originated from Maryland Nonprofits.
PBCP initially achieved Standards for Excellence Accreditation in 2007, and has since gone through the re-accreditation process twice. The Board of Directors of […]
Continuing with its mission to provide access to mental health care for Marylanders with limited resources, the Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) recently provided an opportunity for volunteer clinicians to participate in a day-long training with presenter Tavi Hawn, LCSW-C, to address the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming clients seeking care. Practitioners received continuing education credits for their participation.
The training, entitled At the Intersection: Trauma Informed Care for Gender […]
In commemoration of World Suicide Prevention Day, PBCP is pleased to share information about a free support group for survivors of suicide attempts offered by EveryMind in Rockville, Maryland.
Guest Blog Post by Kirsten Robinette, Online Emotional Support Specialist at EveryMind
Have you or someone you loved struggled with suicide? For many of us, this answer is yes. We often become the support systems for those who are struggling with […]
One of Pro Bono Counseling Project’s seven special programs is CHAI (Counselors Helping [South] Asian and Indians). Founded in 2001 as an independent organization, CHAI is dedicated to meeting the mental health needs of South Asian communities in Maryland and to reducing the stigma that is sometimes associated with mental illness. In 2017, CHAI joined with PBCP, and, as one of PBCP’s special programs, has continued to provide education, resources, […]
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