Articles, Leading Stories
Pandemic affects everyone, especially autistic kids
By Eileen Weber
Coronavirus, or COVID-19 , has ground most of daily life to a halt for weeks. Small businesses are shut down. Children aren’t going to school. People are confined to...
Mass. AG settles with health plans on mental health parity compliance
By Janine Weisman
Litigation continues in CT couple’s discrimination lawsuit concerning parental rights removal
By Janine Weisman
Report: New England states fare well in national mental health rankings
By Janine Weisman
In 2012, Rhode Island’s youth mental health care system ranked 29th in the nation in a major survey of mental health data indicators. But in six years, the smallest state...
Vermont mental health services for children doubles in last two decades
By Eileen Weber
In the past two decades, the number of young people 18 and under accessing mental health services has doubled. A recent report showed that one in three children in the state...
Bill aims to improve access and boost workforce
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Tags: access, legislation, Massachusetts, Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care, mental health bill, psychiatric emergency
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Sport psychology: Promoting performance & protecting health
By Phyllis Hanlon
The study of sports psychology can be traced to 1925 when Coleman Griffith founded the first American sports laboratory at the University of Illinois, which operated...
Pets help as co-therapists
By Catherine Robertson Souter
A cat who knows when someone is distressed. A rabbit who bonds with clients more than its owner. A dog who nudges a child who is panicking during a neuropsychological...