Leading Stories
Sexual reactive behavior: myth or fact?
By Phyllis Hanlon
Children are one of life’s greatest mysteries – just ask any parent. Since the inception of psychological reflection, children have been one of the demographics that have...
Senate approves legislation to transform CHINS program
By Pamela Berard
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved legislation aimed at transforming the Children in Need of Services (CHINS) program, which critics say unnecessarily puts troubled...
Game-Based Programs Help Youth Build Self-Worth
By Pamela Berard
A program in Maine is utilizing adventure and game-based programs to help youth develop self-worth and become competent, connected adults.
The Game Loft is an affiliate...
Program provides rest stop for students after hospitalization
By Jennifer E Chase
For teens who aren’t ready for their regular classrooms following a short- or long-term medical absence, a Massachusetts public-school program provides a safe place for them...
Adopted children at greater risk for health problems
By Nan Shnitzler
Adopted children are more likely to develop deficits in physical and behavioral health than children reared in their birth families, 29 versus 12 percent, according to the 2007...
Q:A: Psychologist uses music in work, as sideline gig
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Nestled high in New Hampshire’s White Mountains sits Crotched Mountain School, a private, special education residential and day school for children with disabilities. Part of...
Blue chip insurance no promise of psychiatric care
By Nan Shnitzler
Prompt follow-up is key for patients who present to emergency rooms with acute depression. But getting psychiatric outpatient appointments, even for people with premier health...
CPR for Mental Illness Program is Growing
By Phyllis Hanlon
More than 12 million people receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation training annually, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Mental Health First Aid-USA, a...
Cuts to child trauma network affect programs
By Jennifer E Chase
Since Congress formed the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in 2001 to develop, evaluate and improve treatment models for children suffering trauma, it has achieved one...
Interest growing in LGBT specialty
By Phyllis Hanlon
For some psychologists, treating clients who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered may present a challenge. Fortunately, a growing body of research, training and...