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Connecticut report recommends training in infant mental health
By Pamela Berard
A new report in Connecticut calls for a state-wide system to ensure a range of professionals who work with infants and their families receive training in infant mental...
Closed facility has one program site remaining
By Rivkela Brodsky
A mental health residential treatment program with nine sites in Massachusetts closed its doors last fall – but one of its sites lives on.
One of the Wild Acre Inns,...
Hampstead offers HOPE program
By Susan Gonsalves
Hampstead Hospital’s new intensive outpatient program launched in March is designed to provide comprehensive support to adolescents and decrease the need for...
FDA approves drug to treat binge eating
By Phyllis Hanlon
The National Eating Disorders Association reports that 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from an eating disorder, including anorexia nervosa,...
Trade organization represents interests of inpatient care
By Catherine Robertson Souter
David Matteodo is executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems (MABHS). A non-profit trade organization that represents the interests of 44...
Winter 2015: mental health impacted
By Phyllis Hanlon
The first two months in 2015 registered as momentous for New Englanders in several ways. In addition to near record snowfalls, bone-chilling temperatures, treacherous road...
MaineCare cuts impact community health centers
By Janine Weisman
A projected $500,000 deficit this fiscal year forced the Portland Community Health Center to eliminate the job of the chief program officer who oversaw its behavioral health...
Vermont seeks to bridge gap between mental, physical health
By Susan Gonsalves
Vermont’s focus on integrating mental and physical health along with an eye toward Adverse Childhood Experiences informed practices has led to pilot projects across the state...
Cuts loom in wake of deficit
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As Connecticut begins the process of sorting out its fiscal budget for the coming year, which starts on July 1, a fight is looming over where to make cuts to cover an expected...
Bill seeks to eliminate MassHealth plan barriers
By Janine Weisman
Call it the backup plan.
A bill filed at the Massachusetts State House would require MassHealth to cover all services psychologists provide – regardless of which...