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Connecticut legislates bills to address children’s mental health
By Eileen Weber
Two years into a pandemic and mental health issues have been on the rise, particularly with children and...
Mass. governor aims healthcare bill at mental health parity, lower costs
By Eileen Weber
Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts has proposed a systemic health care reform bill designed to...
Good customer service benefits patients and practitioner
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The term “customer service” brings to mind smiling hotel clerks welcoming guests, or a helpful sales associate offering to “grab you a different size”...
Psychologist shortage: Demand exceeds supply
By Phyllis Hanlon
A July 2020 Health Tracking Poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that four in 10 adults...
Telehealth coverage rolls back across United States
By Eileen Weber
New England tries to hang on
If there was an upside to the pandemic, it was telehealth. For many...
Vermont aims to ‘stop the bleeding’
By Phyllis Hanlon
Vermont is experiencing a serious staffing shortage, according to January data, which showed a 58.8 percent staffing vacancy rate, an increase from pre-pandemic...
Hampstead Hospital acquisition to enhance state’s mental health system
By Catherine Robertson Souter
No plans in place to expand footprint
Mental health care in New Hampshire has had some major...
Report highlights need for more diversity in health care system
By Danielle Ray
The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (MHARI) recently released a 34-page report overseen by Ernestine Jennings, Ph.D., that shines a light on a relevant and timely...
Dealing with ongoing stress
By Catherine Robertson Souter
How psychologists can help patients and themselves
Remember the week everything shut down? As we approach the two-year anniversary of the designation of...