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October 3rd, 2021

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...

October 3rd, 2021

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....

October 2nd, 2021

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...

October 2nd, 2021

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...

October 2nd, 2021

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...

October 2nd, 2021

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...

September 4th, 2021

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,...

September 3rd, 2021

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...

September 2nd, 2021

Connecticut providers face escalating insurance concerns

By Phyllis Hanlon

Mental health providers have long experienced issues with reimbursement from insurers. But in the context...

September 1st, 2021

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...