Articles, Leading Stories
Consumers rate their satisfaction on N.H.’s mental health services
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In a new research report, consumers of New Hampshire’s 10 community mental health centers (CMHCs) have shown that although they are overall pleased with the services that...
Connecticut children’s program escapes budget cuts
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1991, stringent efforts by the national advocacy group Children’s Rights resulted in the creation of the Voluntary Services Program, which is specifically for children in...
Maine focuses on efficacy of services
By Ami Albernaz
Maine is gearing up for sweeping changes in how the efficacy of services is evaluated and how clients make progress toward mental health goals. Implementing these changes will...
Psychologist advocates for psychological testing coverage
By Catherine Robertson Souter
What happens when a child is referred for psychological testing but his insurance does not cover even half of the cost? What about when this child has needs far greater than...
Violence: balancing treatment efficacy with provider safety
By Phyllis Hanlon
Last October, shock waves rippled through the mental health community when a patient at the bipolar clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) stabbed his psychiatrist....
Jobless have increased mental health woes
By Pamela Berard
A national study shows Americans affected by the economic downturn displaying symptoms of severe mental illness at a much greater rate than those who haven’t been...
Name change for day program reflects services
By Jennifer E Chase
What’s in a name? To the Massachusetts organization formerly known as Handi Kids., everything.
For one thing, this vocational and life skills program for clients ages...
Health care quality progress slowed in ‘08
By Nan Shnitzler
A report released this past October by the private, non-profit National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) finds that the overall quality of health care delivered through...
Report reveals alarming child death statistics
By Phyllis Hanlon
On October, the Every Child Matters Education Fund (ECMEF) released eyebrow-raising findings, based on data obtained from the Department of Health and Human Services: 10,440...
Study shows Americans are sleep deprived
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Some say that Americans are less productive than their counterparts in other developed countries, are far too overweight, don’t exercise enough and now, to top it off,...