Articles, Leading Stories
Becker College opens Counselor Training Clinic
By Phyllis Hanlon
This September, Becker College opened a mental health counseling clinic at its Leicester, Mass. campus. Not only will the clinic offer services to the general public, but it...
Study: Cyber bullying on the rise
By Susan Gonsalves
While school bullying has decreased in recent years, incidents of cyber bullying are on the rise, especially among girls, according to the Metrowest Adolescent Health...
Partnership seeks to strengthen mental health services
By Rivkela Brodsky
Each month, 340,000 New Yorkers – 5.3 percent of the population – experience serious psychological distress, according to New York City’s Department of Health and Mental...
Study sheds light on need for replication
By Catherine Robertson Souter
We don’t always trust what we read and that can be a good thing, according to researchers across the country who have released findings on a large-scale effort to replicate...
Value of peer specialists recognized
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1985, Larry K. Brendtro and Harry H. Vorrath developed the “Positive Peer Culture” treatment model, grounded on the principles of building group responsibility and...
Private schools in region honored for expertise
By Janine Weisman
Ten New England private special education schools have been named Schools of Excellence for the 2015-2016 academic year by the National Association of Special Education...
Use of antipsychotic drugs for ADHD is ‘worrisome’
By Rivkela Brodsky
In recent years, there has been an increase in the prescription of antipsychotic medications to children aged 13-24 in the U.S. – especially adolescent boys, and often for...
Conference addresses Hoffman report findings
By Phyllis Hanlon
This year’s annual American Psychological Association conference addressed a wide variety of topics. But topping the list was reaction to and resolution of some of the...
Initiative focuses on child homelessness
By Pamela Berard
Homeless children face immediate needs – such as food and shelter – but the experience also leaves them with more permanent scars.
Among them, homeless children are...
MassHealth claims have new stipulations
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In order to comply with a section of the Affordable Care Act that went into effect in 2011, Massachusetts recently changed its regulations to require that claims to MassHealth...