Articles, Leading Stories
School culture change is goal of Commission
By Pamela Berard
A Massachusetts commission of educators and mental health leaders is helping schools create safe and supportive learning environments for students.
Americans’ stress levels on the rise, survey says
By Catherine Robertson Souter
For the first time in a decade of surveys, the American Psychological Association has seen a significant rise in stress levels in America.
Electronic ties increase stress levels
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Although election stress runs high, the highest amount of stress is with Americans who are too tied to their electronic devices.
According to...
Court decision prompts bill on disclosure
By Rivkela Brodsky
Legislation introduced in the Vermont Legislature this session is meant to provide clarity on what a mental health professional’s duty is to disclose...
Study: Psychopaths feel fleeting regret
By Susan Gonsalves
A Yale study concludes that psychopaths can feel regret but it doesn’t affect their future choices.
The research, published in the...
Research focuses on self-injury
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Cutting, burning, scratching or biting the skin as way to regulate negative emotions is on the rise, according to experts, especially among adolescents.
Integrated practices: Moving toward comprehensive health care
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Services Administration report that some primary care offices are becoming a...
What will ACA replacement mean for mental health?
By Janine Weisman
Uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s often repeated campaign promise to dismantle the Affordable Care Act has changed the way Republicans talk about it: Instead...
Wait times still long in EDs
By Pamela Berard
Patients having mental health emergencies who require hospital admission wait nearly four times longer for an inpatient bed than their medical counterparts, according to a...
Safe rooms at EDs provide temporary respite
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The signing of the Community Mental Health Act in 1963 introduced a major shift in mental health care. Signed by President John F. Kennedy, the act initiated a shifting of...