Articles, Leading Stories
Crisis Intervention Teams: Partnering police and practitioners
By Phyllis Hanlon
Fourteen years ago, Louise C. Pyers, M.S., B.C.E.T.S., founder and executive director of CABLE, Inc. (Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement), published an article on...
Maine leads region in continuing care planning; Mass. at bottom
By Janine Weisman
New federal quality measures data show 41 percent of psychiatric patients hospitalized in Massachusetts were discharged without a plan summarizing their diagnosis, treatment,...
Vermont bill would change involuntary treatment laws
By Rivkela Brodsky
A bill sitting on Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin’s desk will change the state’s involuntary treatment and medication laws for psychiatric care.
The state currently...
R.I. tries to address overdose deaths
By Pamela Berard
In response to a rise in drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island and nationwide, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee in April outlined a series of ongoing actions and...
Organizational psychology cited as ‘fast growing’ job
By Pamela Berard
Tina D. Forrister, MA, was enrolled in a clinical psychology master’s degree program when she decided on a different path.
“I realized two years in that it wasn’t...
Initiatives receive $8 million in grants
By Pamela Berard
Twenty-two Massachusetts mental health initiatives received a total of $8 million in grants through funds recovered by the Attorney General’s Office through a settlement with...
Collaborative seeks to overhaul system
By Howard Newman
The overarching goal of the New Hampshire Children’s Behavioral Health Collaborative is to completely overhaul the way services are delivered to children.
“We’re...
Study: Young children benefit from CBT
By Susan Gonsalves
Children ages five to eight with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can benefit from family-based cognitive behavioral therapy, according to a study from the Bradley Hasbro...
Yale psychologists launch Mood Meter App
By Janine Weisman
The room you’re working in is too warm. You can’t focus on your project because of repeated interruptions. And you have no idea what you’re going to do for...
Task forces address hoarding
By Rivkela Brodsky
Task forces to address hoarding in communities are piling up around the nation.
So says hoarding expert Randy Frost, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Smith College in...