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Mass. DOC, DOJ reach agreement on mental health reform
By Christina P. O'Neill
Massachusetts prisoners with behavioral health problems will receive heightened levels of care while in...
Maine seeks waiver for mental disease exclusion
By Andrew Cromarty
Sen. Joe Baldacci, (D-Bangor) is proposing a bill that would force the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a federal waiver to provide funds for mental...
Becoming an influencer
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
What’s the world coming to when our children dream of becoming YouTube influencers when they grow up? Not so long ago, I came across a study conducted by the Lego corporation...
CT deemed too restrictive on patients seeking gender-affirming surgery
By Eileen Weber
Based on a 2022 study from the Williams Institute at UCLA, more than 1.6 million people in the U.S. over...
Koko Used GPT-3 AI Without Informed Consent from Users
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
When you’re on the cutting edge of trying to help people with mental health issues, sometimes it’s easy to let the technology and good intentions get ahead of...
Residential schools: Still riding the pandemic wave
By Phyllis Hanlon
The arrival of the pandemic early in 2020 prompted residential schools to overcome significant challenges...
Report outlines ways to expand, diversify Massachusetts’ workforce
By Susan Gonsalves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts engaged Manatt Health to create a report that identifies ways to...
Proposed legislation allows for student mental health sick days
By Danielle Ray
Legislators in Massachusetts are following the lead of other New England states in trying to get a bill...
Vermont group home for adolescent boys in limbo
By Eileen Weber
If there were plans in your town to build a group home for teen boys in the juvenile justice system, would you be concerned? What if that group home appeared to be a...
A focus on residential schools and post-pandemic challenges
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
In our annual residential schools special issue and directory, I’m pleased to see these important treatment resources are recovering from the challenging times of the...