Articles, Leading Stories
Training gives police and first responders tools to deal with people with mental illness
By Catherine Robertson Souter
New Hampshire has seen more than its share of officer-related shootings. In December, the Concord Monitor reported the results of an analysis on police shootings over...
Mental Health Courts: A ‘humane mechanism’ for people with mental illness
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the late 1980s, Janet Reno, then state attorney for Miami Dade County, Florida, founded the first drug...
Amazing Grace
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Where would we be without grace? This is not the kind of question you would expect to find in a psychology publication, but that, I believe, is a blind spot in the view many...
Is it a psychologist’s job to address false beliefs?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the massive amount of disinformation floating around, from political to medical, most therapists...
$5 million grant to expand mental health services at Wheeler clinics
By New England Psychologist Staff
The pandemic has had a profound effect on mental health.
To help address some of that impact,...
Spurwink’s ShifaME helps refugees, immigrants through mental health care, education
By Eileen Weber
Editor’s note: three years ago, New England Psychologist featured a story about Spurwink Services in Maine implementing the SHifaME program, based on Trauma Systems...
Surviving COVID-19: Residential schools find ways to weather the pandemic
By Phyllis Hanlon
When life came to a virtual halt in March 2020, thanks to COVID-19, residential schools faced daunting...
Raking leaves again
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
The yard is clean and smooth again waiting for nature’s hand to paint the first coat of winter white. The air is crisp and still. As I take in the scene from the window, I...
Study on Connecticut school-based health centers on pause
By Eileen Weber
Social isolation. Remote learning. Job loss. Sickness and death of family members. These are just a few...