Leading Stories
Adventure programs: Learning to confront and overcome fears
By Phyllis Hanlon
The benefits of engaging in outdoor activities have been well documented. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that play in an outdoor environment enables children...
Even providers need help overcoming addiction stigma
By Janine Weisman
The instructor is explaining what...
Dismissal of three legal insanity cases causes stir in VT
By Eileen Weber
Three cases—two murder and one attempted murder—were dismissed in Vermont’s Chittenden County by State’s Attorney Sarah George as a result of legal insanity...
Involuntary shock therapy court-ordered for Connecticut man
By Eileen Weber
This past spring, a probate court ordered a 26-year-old man in Connecticut to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and involuntary medication at Yale New Haven...
Shifting cultural patterns challenge therapists who specialize in addiction
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Addiction Center reports that nearly 21 million Americans have at least one addiction; and drug overdose deaths...
APA calls on CMS to revise auditing practices after notices alarm psychologists
By Janine Weisman
The letters psychologists starting...
Mt. Ascutney Hospital adopts program to benefit families
By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS
Like the rest of the U.S., Vermont has been hit hard by the opioid crisis. Windsor County has seen a...