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Choosing a specialty can be challenging decision
By Catherine Robertson Souter
If you ask 100 psychologists how they chose what they do, the specialty or the setting, you will get 100...
Rhode Island introduces harm reduction centers
By Eileen Weber
Rhode Island is the first state in the U.S. to enact a law designated for harm reduction centers....
Workforce shortage escalates to crisis point
By New England Psychologist Staff
The workforce shortage in mental health, already a concern before 2020, has gotten worse during the...
Trauma-based theater impacts kids at risk
By Eileen Weber
Sports, art, dance—these kinds of activities have always been enriching for school-aged children. But for some kids, theater is their best bet and there’s data to back that...
Clinical and Support Options: A front door to open access care
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1955, 22 citizens formed the Franklin County Mental Health Association to address the mental health...
Research: Financial incentives may help prompt vaccinations
By New England Psychologist Staff
Cold hard cash may be one way to get those people who still have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots.
That was the takeaway from a team of...
To open or not: Clinicians face plethora of challenges in wake of pandemic
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Eighteen months in, the pandemic we once believed would be over in a few weeks or months at the most,...
Headlines at the Olympics bring mental health issues to the forefront
By Eileen Weber
"Put mental health first because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not...
Connecticut providers face escalating insurance concerns
By Phyllis Hanlon
Mental health providers have long experienced issues with reimbursement from insurers. But in the context...
When worlds connect
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Turn right at the end of my driveway and walk up a gentle hill, and you will come to a path leading to a bridge overarching a brook that runs through a swath of wetlands. When...