Articles, Leading Stories
Behavioral disorders: accurate diagnosis proves challenging
By Phyllis Hanlon
Children placed in residential care present with a variety of behavioral disorders, sometimes with more than one. Determining a specific diagnosis can be daunting for the...
Debate heats up over Trump’s mental health
By Janine Weisman
If he had to do it all over again, John Gartner, Ph.D., would have asked mental health professionals to state their degree when he launched an online petition drive last...
Program integrates physical, mental health
By Pamela Berard
Patients with serious mental illness who participated in a Behavioral Health Home (BHH) program saw reductions in emergency department (ED) visits and psychiatric...
Report seeks to increase information sharing
By Janine Weisman
i-FamilyNet, the case management system that Massachusetts Department of Children and Families partner providers use, has information in narrative form. But the state...
Adolescent suicide rates on the rise
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Suicide rates among adolescents have shown a steady increase over the past decade, according to a report put out by the Centers for Disease Control. The rates among girls ages...
Study: Smartphone use linked to mental health distress
By Susan Gonsalves
College students with high smartphone use report higher levels of depression, anxiety and loneliness, poorer sleep quality and difficulties fulfilling their obligations as a...
Educational Treatment Center uses animals to reach teens
By Eileen Weber
Six years ago, Wes and Sue Horton, LMFT were looking for a change. They found it at Ironwood, a residential treatment center and private, co-educational school for teens in...
Brattleboro Retreat approves strategic plan
By Pamela Berard
Responding to challenges facing mental health and addiction treatment providers nationwide, Brattleboro Retreat of Vermont has approved a three-year strategic...
Crotched Mountain after-school program designed to engage students
By Phyllis Hanlon
This past July, Crotched Mountain School launch-ed a carefully thought out after-school program for its students, designed to engage them physically, emotionally, socially and...
School emphasizes closeness, mentoring
By Catherine Robertson Souter
A fresh start can do wonders. For children with a history of behavioral or mental health issues, accumulated diagnoses can seem like a heavy weight to carry. The opportunity to...