Articles, Leading Stories

January 11th, 2023

Koko Used GPT-3 AI Without Informed Consent from Users

By John Grohol, Psy.D.

When you’re on the cutting edge of trying to help people with mental health issues, sometimes it’s easy to let the technology and good intentions get ahead of...

January 10th, 2023

Residential schools: Still riding the pandemic wave

By Phyllis Hanlon

The arrival of the pandemic early in 2020 prompted residential schools to overcome significant challenges...

January 9th, 2023

Vermont group home for adolescent boys in limbo

By Eileen Weber

If there were plans in your town to build a group home for teen boys in the juvenile justice system, would you be concerned? What if that group home appeared to be a...

January 8th, 2023

Chamberlain School’s aviation program offers unique opportunities for students

By Andrew Cromarty

The Chamberlain International School in Middleboro, Mass., is a co-educational therapeutic boarding and day school for students aged 11-21. It serves students dealing with a...

January 7th, 2023

Gravestone restoration project honors memory of Home for Destitute Children residents

By Danielle Ray

Howard Center recently partnered with the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA) to complete a meaningful project at Lakeview Cemetery that included restoring and resetting...

December 17th, 2022

Some say new text revisions to DSM not so minor

By Eileen Weber

Earlier this year, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, (DSM-5) had...

November 4th, 2022

Survey shows pandemic added to youth mental health struggle

By Danielle Ray

The pandemic wreaked havoc with so many lives and mental health is just one issue at the forefront with which people of all ages continue to struggle.

According to the...

November 4th, 2022

New Hampshire deal would mean more mental health beds

By Eileen Weber

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced a deal with SolutionHealth to...

November 3rd, 2022

Panel recommends anxiety screenings for adults

By Andrew Cromarty

On September 20, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued a draft recommendation statement for...

October 8th, 2022

DOJ investigation finds over-institutionalization of ME children

By Eileen Weber

Following an investigation of the children’s behavioral health system, Maine’s Department of Justice...