Articles, Leading Stories

April 1st, 2022

Vermont aims to ‘stop the bleeding’

By Phyllis Hanlon

Vermont is experiencing a serious staffing shortage, according to January data, which showed a 58.8 percent staffing vacancy rate, an increase from pre-pandemic...

March 31st, 2022

Hampstead Hospital acquisition to enhance state’s mental health system

By Catherine Robertson Souter

No plans in place to expand footprint
Mental health care in New Hampshire has had some major...

March 31st, 2022

For healthcare professionals, malpractice is down as other issues rise

By Eileen Weber

The healthcare field covers a broad range of professionals—from psychologists to emergency room doctors...

March 31st, 2022

Report highlights need for more diversity in health care system

By Danielle Ray

The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (MHARI) recently released a 34-page report overseen by Ernestine Jennings, Ph.D., that shines a light on a relevant and timely...

March 30th, 2022

Dealing with ongoing stress

By Catherine Robertson Souter

How psychologists can help patients and themselves

Remember the week everything shut down? As we approach the two-year anniversary of the designation of...

March 30th, 2022

Schizophrenia: What’s in a name?

By Eileen Weber

For schizophrenia, quite a bit
Should schizophrenia undergo a name change? For many, the answer is...

March 29th, 2022

State of Mental Health in America report highlights trends about access, disparity

By Susan Gonsalves

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the adults with mental illness (27 million) and 60...

March 29th, 2022

Mental health in schools subject of new bills

By Andrew Cromarty

In the last year, students nationwide have struggled to adjust to the return to classrooms while navigating the enduring stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report...

March 29th, 2022

When memory fails

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Before I retired almost seven years ago, a friend who had already left the nine to five daily routine told me that one nice thing about retirement is that you have more time to...

March 29th, 2022

Child psychology emerges as top concentration

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Forensic and neuropsychology are other popular choices
Even before the pandemic, there were reports...