Based on the belief that people who live with mental health conditions deserve to have lives that are not defined by those conditions, the Jump Start Fellowship Program is our attempt to build a diversified workforce that practices that belief to help people build lives.
Jump Start is a 12 week, full time fellowship program for individuals who are interested in working in the adult community mental health field.
The program's goal is to help participants get a job in the field. To achieve this, Jump Start's intensive program combines classroom learning in Long Beach with applied internships that are located throughout Los Angeles County. Graduates earn a Certificate as Mental Health Recovery Specialist.
Jump Start is a part of Mental Health America of Los Angeles' Training and Workforce Development efforts to develop a diversified workforce and is a partnership with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
Jump Start is a 12 week, full time fellowship program for individuals who are interested in working in the adult community mental health field.
The program's goal is to help participants get a job in the field. To achieve this, Jump Start's intensive program combines classroom learning in Long Beach with applied internships that are located throughout Los Angeles County. Graduates earn a Certificate as Mental Health Recovery Specialist.
Jump Start is a part of Mental Health America of Los Angeles' Training and Workforce Development efforts to develop a diversified workforce and is a partnership with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.
Annapolis Coalition Recognizes Jump Start as a Workforce Innovation
The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the mental health and addictions workforce. In its review of the Jump Start Fellowship Program, the Coalition assembled a team of eight workforce experts to independently conduct reviews in the areas of significance, effectiveness, novelty, and transferability. Additionally, two surveys were created and launched to assess satisfaction among program alumni and employers who employed alumni.
"The results of this comprehensive review of the data collected about the Jump Start Fellowship confirmed that there was strong consensus among experts, workplace partners, and alumni that the program is a beneficial and valuable-and one that clearly qualifies as a Workforce Innovation."
"The results of this comprehensive review of the data collected about the Jump Start Fellowship confirmed that there was strong consensus among experts, workplace partners, and alumni that the program is a beneficial and valuable-and one that clearly qualifies as a Workforce Innovation."
