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...
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...
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...
Rhode Island joins PSYPACT to increase providers, decrease wait times
By Eileen Weber
Since the pandemic, mental health issues for both children and adults have increased, creating a...
CT makes recommendations to improve children’s behavioral health
By Eileen Weber
What came first, the increase in children’s mental health issues or the shortage in staff to help...
Harvard recruits influencers to share mental health information
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Harvard University is partnering with a team of TikTok and Instagram creators and influencers to engage...
Youth trauma, staffing shortages impacting residential schools
By Phyllis Hanlon
Increased drug use also a factor
The American Psychological Association’s latest “Stress in...