Policy Internships

Interns gain substantive experience in state and federal policy on issues affecting adults and children with mental disabilities and the organizations that provide them community-based mental health and addictions treatment. Interns conduct varied research—legislative, social science, regulatory—and produce fact sheets and policy papers. Recent intern projects included facts sheets and issue briefs on a wide array of topics, such as the continuity of health care benefits for justice-involved individuals with mental illness, healthcare reform and the potential impact on behavioral health services, mental health and substance use disorder preventative and diagnostic interventions in the primary care setting, and women with mental illness who are victims of domestic violence.

Qualifications
Interns should have strong analytical, research, and computer skills, including the ability to effectively use the Internet. Graduate students are preferred, but stellar undergraduates with a strong interest in healthcare and/or disability policy will be considered.

Compensation
Interns may work for academic credit and/or a stipend of $12/hour, up to $2,500/semester. Summer internships typically start in early June and go through mid-August.  

Applications
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample (max. 4 pgs double-spaced) to:

Mohini Venkatesh, MPH
Director of Federal & State Policy
mohiniv@thenationalcouncil.org

Deadline for Summer 2010: April 1, 2010