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...
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...
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...
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...
Remembering Jimmy Carter
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
There are worlds within worlds. Galaxies fill the cosmos. Stars fill the galaxies and planets spin around the stars. The earth, what we call our world, is just one of them, 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...
Research looks at internalized racism, suicidal ideation in U.S. Asians
By Danielle Ray
Fanhao Nie, Ph.D., was inspired to explore the relationship of internalized racism and suicidal ideation...
O Christmas Tree
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
As I write these words in early December, what is left of our small Thanksgiving turkey sits in the fridge holding one more meal for two. Our Christmas tree, artificial this...