Articles, Leading Stories
Harrington Health Care System to open behavioral health clinic in CT
By Phyllis Hanlon
Harrington Health Care System, based in Southbridge, Mass., has recently been extending its reach, particularly in the area of behavioral health services.
Early in 2018,...
Grant to track prison-based treatment program
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As the country continues to deal with an on-going battle against drug addiction and overdose fatalities, the National Institutes of Health has announced the funding of a study...
N.H. seeks funding for opioid crisis
By Catherine Robertson Souter
New Hampshire needs help. That is the message put out by US Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in a recent release decrying the Trump administration’s...
Grant to enhance rural services
By Phyllis Hanlon
Clinical & Support Options (CSO), a comprehensive behavioral health agency that serves residents in western Massachusetts, recently received a federal grant that provides...
Emergency Department visits for behavioral care on the rise
By Pamela Berard
The number of Massachusetts patients seeking Emergency Department (ED) care for behavioral health conditions increased, as did the proportion of those patients who boarded and...
Future of Nation is top stressor
By Susan Gonsalves
The future of the country is the largest source of stress according to a report from the American Psychological Association.
The APA released the results of its annual...
Does preventative fencing curb suicide attempts?
By Eileen Weber
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, men die from suicide three and half times more than...
Clinician works with traumatized, abused children
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The heightened awareness around issues of sexual abuse and trauma in the public forum helps shine a light on the prevalence of the issue in all age groups.
As the...
Treating sexual abuse/harassment with therapy and support
By Phyllis Hanlon
Recently, print, broadcast and social media sites have been reporting sexual abuse, harassment, and misbehavior allegations on a daily basis.
While this news has focused...
Judge allows Affordable Care Act subsidies to end
By Janine Weisman
A week before the 2018 open enrollment period began, a federal judge rejected an emergency motion filed by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general – including four...