Articles, Leading Stories
RI to open first supervised drug use site
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Center is creating protocols for overdoses
Rhode Island’s first state-regulated overdose center is slated to open in Providence this...
Stigmatizing questions removed from healthcare credentialing processes
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Mass. joins other New England states with practice
In a move to reduce the stigma of seeking mental...
Gun procurement laws under scrutiny
By Ami Albernaz
Shootings prompt proposals for change
Gun laws in Maine and New Hampshire have come under scrutiny...
Licensing master’s level psychologists could help fill gaps
By Beth Negus Viveiros
About 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, with more than 8,000...
NH bill targets transitional housing
By Eileen Weber
New Hampshire is trying to improve transitional housing for people with mental illness who might...
Connecticut Medical Center opens new pediatric facility
By Eileen Weber
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. is one of two units in New England and the...
My life with telescopes
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
“You have a telescope! Use it much? What can you see? Can we take it outside and look at the moon?”...
Text line option offered by Rutland Mental Health Services Community Care Network
By Danielle Ray
VERMONT – Rutland Mental Health Services Community Care Network began offering a text line around the...
Make me an offer: How third-party negotiators suppress out of network claims
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
As sensational as this title may sound, in August of 2023, AdventHealth brought an antitrust lawsuit against MultiPlan, Inc. a third-party business that negotiates out of...
Unplugged
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I am writing today by the dim light filtering into the room from a troubled sky. The rain has been constant since yesterday and the trees, stripped of their leaves, sway with...