Articles, Leading Stories
Vermont decreasing use of restraints during transport
By Pamela Berard
The state of Vermont is renewing efforts to decrease the use of restraints on mentally ill residents who are involuntarily put in state care.
State law – passed in...
Commission to re-visit needs of veterans
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The growing incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans has received a large amount of press in recent years. Still,...
Policy changes affect isolation for prisoners with mental illness
By Phyllis Hanlon
On March 12, 2012, after a five-year legal battle, the Disability Law Center, Inc. (DLC) in Massachusetts earned a victory for inmates with mental illness who face long-term...
R.I. grant will grow jobs for people with behavior, abuse disorders
By Jennifer E Chase
Rhode Island has received $103,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help improve the Ocean State’s jobs forecast for people with...
Connecticut’s suicide increase tied to bad economy
By Janine Weisman
Is the bad economy to blame for a significant rise in Connecticut’s suicides documented this past spring by the state’s chief medical examiner?
Experts suggest such...
Special needs camps put fun back in summer
By Jennifer E Chase
Summertime is supposed to be fun; but for kids with medical, learning or mental health problems clouding their days, the same issues they fight during the school year – low...
New divisions proposed for APA
By Phyllis Hanlon
The American Psychological Association (APA) currently has 54 divisions that cover a wide spectrum of psychological areas. That may change, however, if the Council of...
Psychologist is diversity specialist, novelist
By Catherine Robertson Souter
They say that everyone has a novel in them and, for Deborah Plummer, Ph.D., getting that novel out onto paper started as escapism and turned into a well received novel about a...
Treatment resistance: A complex problem that requires multiple approaches
By Phyllis Hanlon
Individuals who suffer with mental illness have several treatment options from which to choose, including psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, short-term residential placement...
Advice given to avoid professional legal pitfalls
By Jennifer E Chase
In a profession regulated by rules and boundaries established by governing bodies (and often, more personal ones practitioners impose on themselves), the legal issues that...