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R -- CONVENE A SUMMER INSTITUTE TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS RELATED TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION SOL 00M008328 POC Larry Pope, Contracting Spec., 301-443-8826, Joe Pirrone, Contracting Officer, 301-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, lpope@psc.gov. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a sole source, Simplified Acquisition to the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs (OEMA) of the American Psychological Association. The Contractor will convene a Summer Institute to expose students of color to mental health careers related to violence prevention and make available the model for training regional faculty to conduct the activities of the Institute on a local level. The four day Institute shall take place during August 2000 in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. It shall provide its student participants with opportunities to build leadership skills, forge mentoring relationships with psychologists and graduate students of color, and more fully explore the vast array of career opportunities in psychology, particularly as it relates to violence prevention. Technical and logistical assistance to regional state colleges and universites will be provided. A "How To" manual for training community college faculty to replicate the Institute model shall be refined. The anticipated award date is July 17, 2000. No solicitation is available. Posted 06/27/00 (W-SN469176). (0179)

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