Articles, Leading Stories

N.H. seeks funding for opioid crisis

By Catherine Robertson Souter

New Hampshire needs help. That is the message put out by US Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in a recent release decrying the Trump administration’s...

Grant to enhance rural services

By Phyllis Hanlon

Clinical & Support Options (CSO), a comprehensive behavioral health agency that serves residents in western Massachusetts, recently received a federal grant that provides...

Emergency Department visits for behavioral care on the rise

By Pamela Berard

The number of Massachusetts patients seeking Emergency Department (ED) care for behavioral health conditions increased, as did the proportion of those patients who boarded and...

Future of Nation is top stressor

By Susan Gonsalves

The future of the country is the largest source of stress according to a report from the American Psychological Association.

The APA released the results of its annual...

Does preventative fencing curb suicide attempts?

By Eileen Weber

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, men die from suicide three and half times more than...

Clinician works with traumatized, abused children

By Catherine Robertson Souter

The heightened awareness around issues of sexual abuse and trauma in the public forum helps shine a light on the prevalence of the issue in all age groups.

As the...