Articles, Leading Stories
Beyond the black box
By Susan Gonsalves
Benefits of early intervention highlighted
It’s time for everyone embedded in the behavioral health world to “move out of the treatment black box,” develop a...
Outpatient treatment legislation revisited
By Phyllis Hanlon
On October 22, the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Massachusetts held a public hearing on House Bill 1792/Senate Bill 906, which calls for assisted...
The Kennedy forum
By Phyllis Hanlon
Uniting the community of mental health
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, signed by President John F. Kennedy, former Congressman...
Union open to psychologists, other clinicians
By Pamela Berard
The newly formed CliniciansUNITED, an associate membership of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 509 in Massachusetts, is seeking to influence public policy and...
VT mental health agencies to be audited
By Catherine Robertson Souter
While they are not suspected of any wrongdoing or failures, the mental health agencies of the state of Vermont will be under the microscope in the coming months. In September,...
Agencies investigated
By Pamela Berard
The state of Maine stopped MaineCare payments to two behavioral health service agencies pending investigation of fraud allegations and is helping approximately 500 affected...
Senate bill reintroduced
By Rivkela Brodsky
Prompted by the Sept. 16 shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that left 12 dead, as well as the shooter, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) urged for the passage of stand-alone mental...
Bill seeks EHR funding for mental health providers
By Howard Newman
In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, provided nearly $20 billion in incentive funding for health information...
EIP rules still an issue in Vermont
By Rivkela Brodsky
Ever since Tropical Storm Irene hit in 2011 and the Vermont State Hospital was destroyed, the state has been in the process of revising its mental health rules.
The...
Expert on gun violence describes new APA policy draft
By Catherine Robertson Souter
We may be focusing on the wrong areas when it comes to the public discourse on gun violence. But coming to a consensus on what are the key points can be difficult in a...