Articles, Leading Stories

July 1st, 2013

Task force tackles integration of behavioral health, primary care

By Pamela Berard

After months of collecting input, a Massachusetts task force is developing recommendations for the integration of behavioral health (mental health and substance use) and...

July 1st, 2013

N.H. surveys gauge consumer satisfaction

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Even with severe financial cutbacks to the mental health system, it appears that customer satisfaction with New Hampshire’s community mental health centers, or CMHC’s, has...

July 1st, 2013

Law helps military rape survivors receive benefits

By Rivkela Brodsky

Legislation aimed at helping survivors of military sexual assault get VA benefits for treatment passed unanimously in the US House on June 4.

Named for a Navy veteran...

July 1st, 2013

Study: Belief in God aids treatment

By Jo Kadlecek

Belief in God or a higher power might not be on the list of prescribed treatments for depression or anxiety but a recent study concludes it can improve outcomes for psychiatric...

July 1st, 2013

New Connecticut outpatient clinic planned

By Janine Weisman

A nonprofit, community behavioral health agency serving central and northeastern Connecticut hopes to break ground this fall on a new $6.7 million outpatient mental health...

July 1st, 2013

MSPP’s Stanley Berman, Ph.D., excited about new position

By Catherine Robertson Souter

In recognition of the role he has played in helping the school to both grow and thrive during his tenure, the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology has named Stanley...

July 1st, 2013

“Multicultural Care: A Clinician’s Guide to Cultural Competence”

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Multicultural Care: A Clinician’s Guide to Cultural Competence”

By Lillian Comas-Diaz

American Psychological Association

Washington, D.C.,...

July 1st, 2013

Should 17-year-olds be prosecuted in adult criminal court?

By Edward Stern J.D.

It appears to be time for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to raise the age for juvenile court jurisdiction to 18 to become compatible with federal juvenile law and other...

July 1st, 2013

Reflecting on our other lives

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

There is nothing like a graduation to remind us of the choices that shape our lives, the ones we have already made and the ones yet to come. This morning as I sit in a...

June 1st, 2013

Parity is topic of public forum

By Phyllis Hanlon

On April 3, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) presented its 9th annual public health leadership forum titled “Mental Health: Achieving Parity in Principle and in...