Articles, Leading Stories

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...