Articles, Leading Stories
A new champion in the world of trauma treatment
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Nearly 20 years ago, Ricky Greenwald, Psy.D., founder and executive director of the Northampton, Mass.-based Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute, stumbled upon some...
Report: Majority of mass violence not linked to mental health
By Beth Negus Viveiros
A new report from the Medical Director Institute (MDI) of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing examines the connection between the rise in mass violence and mental...
Vermont survey: Student mental health is ‘not good’
By Susan Gonsalves
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows middle and high school students in Vermont reporting self-harm and making suicide plans at the same rates as during COVID-19.
The...
RI agrees to consent decree for children with behavioral health disabilities
By Eileen Weber
Rhode Island has reached an agreement with federal authorities to resolve violations of disability laws.
Rather than implementing community-based or intensive in-home...
Medicare covers FDA approved mental health digital therapeutics
By Beth Negus Viveiros
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several new prescription digital therapeutics for mental health disorders in 2024, including generalized anxiety disorder and...
‘Intensive parenting’ beliefs negatively impact mothers’ mental health
By Susan Gonsalves
Societal pressures are taking a toll on maternal mental health, according to research by Kathryn E....
What steps can therapists take when treating all genders?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As the debate around transgender rights in the United States grows more heated, an elevated need for...
Maine to be freed from court oversight
By Eileen Weber
The state of Maine will soon be free from a consent decree that has shaped the way the state treats...
Union: CT staff shortage is ‘full-blown catastrophe’
By Eileen Weber
Staffing shortages in the mental health industry are an ongoing, national reality.
In Connecticut, it is reaching a boiling point with many health workers becoming...