Articles, Leading Stories
Options for licensure draw mostly positive reviews
By Phyllis Hanlon
Five years ago, the American Psychological Association shifted its thinking regarding licensure requirements. In lieu of the traditional postdoctoral experience, the APA...
Commissioner leaves post
By Janine Weisman
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Commissioner Barbara Leadholm delivered the bad news to Taunton State Hospital staff Jan. 24: the 169-bed psychiatric facility would...
Maine school engages college community in spotting suicide signs
By Jennifer E Chase
A spate of suicide prevention programs have cropped up on U.S. college and university campuses since the end of 2011, thanks to a nationwide grant from the Substance Abuse and...
New Hampshire charged with violating ADA
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 2008, the Bureau of Behavioral Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) analyzed the state’s mental health system and presented its findings and...
Social justice activism a key component of work
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever...
Involuntary outpatient treatment bill on legislative docket
By Phyllis Hanlon
Fourteen years ago, Rep. Kay Khan (D-Newton) filed a bill (H.1419) intended to prevent tragedies because of medication non-compliance and inadequate treatment for mental health...
Flooding impacts VT facilities
By Pamela Berard
Legislature ponders plan
Since flooding from Tropical Storm Irene forced the closure of the 54-bed Vermont State Hospital (VHS) last August, community care facilities...
Cuts to mental health budgets affect New England
By Jennifer E Chase
Massachusetts is worst hit
Of the changes to healthcare budgets across the country since 2009, New England is among the regions most in flux, according to a report...
Meditation linked to improved cognitive control
By Phyllis Hanlon
When Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and medical director at the Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic began meditating 13 years ago, he hoped to...
Mental illness tops disease burden among youth
By Jennifer E Chase
According to a study released by the World Health Organization at the end of 2011, neuropsychiatric disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance...