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Report: Homelessness the biggest issue for Vermont children
By Eileen Weber
According to Building Bright Futures’ (BBF) annual report, Vermont’s children have issues surrounding...
Maine DHHS unveils payment reform for behavioral health
By Christina P. O'Neill
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has instituted a $237 million increase in...
Financial psychology: Creating a balanced relationship with money
By Phyllis Hanlon
Financial issues consistently cause stress and anxiety in individuals, according to the “Stress in America” Survey, issued annually by the American Psychological...
Sadly, six-year-old shooters are not an anomaly
By Eileen Weber
Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., is now on the long list of schools in the country in...
Research: Care in ER settings difficult for mental health, substance abuse patients, providers
By Danielle Ray
Two professors are part of an effort to shine a light on the challenges of providing mental health and...
Survey by digital platform shows college kids worry about mental health, finances
By Susan Gonsalves
At the start of the spring semester, a nationwide survey of 1,200 college students cited their own mental health challenges as the greatest cause of stress.
The survey...
Frank & ChatGPT: My digital therapists then & now
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Thirty years ago in my first year of writing this column, I described my encounter with Frank, a self-styled computerized therapist who lived on a floppy disk that I bought in...
CT bill aims to improve access to children’s services
By Andrew Cromarty
Children’s mental health will remain a top priority for Connecticut lawmakers this session. The...
Libraries offer books and mental health resources
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Public Libraries in the United States Survey: Fiscal Year 2012 (the most recent available) reports that 1.5 billion people visited the library in person and more than 92.6...
Study: Checking social media shows possible connection with brain chemistry changes
By Andrew Cromarty
A recent study has identified a possible connection between social media use and changes in brain chemistry in adolescents. Results of the study suggest that frequently...