October 1st, 2011
By Pamela Berard
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved legislation aimed at transforming the Children in Need of Services (CHINS) program, which critics say unnecessarily puts troubled...
October 1st, 2011
By Pamela Berard
A program in Maine is utilizing adventure and game-based programs to help youth develop self-worth and become competent, connected adults.
The Game Loft is an affiliate...
October 1st, 2011
By Jennifer E Chase
For teens who aren’t ready for their regular classrooms following a short- or long-term medical absence, a Massachusetts public-school program provides a safe place for them...
October 1st, 2011
By Nan Shnitzler
Adopted children are more likely to develop deficits in physical and behavioral health than children reared in their birth families, 29 versus 12 percent, according to the 2007...
October 1st, 2011
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
You don’t have to work very long in the mental health field before you encounter the serenity prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,...
October 1st, 2011
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Nestled high in New Hampshire’s White Mountains sits Crotched Mountain School, a private, special education residential and day school for children with disabilities. Part of...
October 1st, 2011
By Nan Shnitzler
Prompt follow-up is key for patients who present to emergency rooms with acute depression. But getting psychiatric outpatient appointments, even for people with premier health...
October 1st, 2011
By Phyllis Hanlon
More than 12 million people receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation training annually, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Mental Health First Aid-USA, a...
October 1st, 2011
By Jennifer E Chase
Since Congress formed the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in 2001 to develop, evaluate and improve treatment models for children suffering trauma, it has achieved one...
September 27th, 2011
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When the pace of work in the psychology department of a busy psychiatric hospital becomes almost too hectic to manage, I watch a baseball game. On a special occasion, I go to...
