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Study finds unequal reimbursement rates in CT’s mental healthcare
By Eileen Weber
Late last year, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), outlined payment parity issues with Connecticut’s mental healthcare, noting Medicaid reimbursement rates are much lower...
Advice given for treating immigrant population
By Catherine Robertson Souter
America is a “nation of immigrants,’ as President Kennedy once said, where we like to think of ourselves as a land of refuge and promise. What we have proudly...
Mental health disorders on the rise in pregnant, post-partum women
By Eileen Weber
Significant strides have been made in women’s mental health care, specifically when it comes to pregnant and post-partum women.
Initiatives have been launched in...
Campaign aims to de-stigmatize mental health issues among youth
By Danielle Ray
A new campaign aims to de-stigmatize and bring awareness to mental health issues among Boston youth.
‘Heads Up Boston’ launched December 5 with a one-day pop up...
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. Frazier, Ph.D., and Jacquelyn Raftery-Helmer, Ph.D., both associate...