Articles, Leading Stories
Public lacks awareness about mental health rights
By Phyllis Hanlon
According to the American Psychological Association, approximately 27 percent of Americans have received treatment from a mental health professional. And yet, a mere four...
Program encourages play to boost overall health
By Pamela Berard
A dozen New England cities and towns were among those recognized by a program that encourages play to help increase the physical, mental and emotional health of...
High-pressure sports: how much is too much?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In today’s world of high-pressure sports programs, parents can have a difficult time evaluating what is in their child’s best interest. The possibility of a college...
Treating perpetrators is a challenge
By Phyllis Hanlon
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner every year; boys who witness...
Health Connector woes impact coverage
By Catherine Robertson Souter
A temporary solution to the state’s healthcare signup woes has caused more issues for some Massachusetts psychologists and their clients.
This spring, the state began...
Crisis Intervention Teams: Partnering police and practitioners
By Phyllis Hanlon
Fourteen years ago, Louise C. Pyers, M.S., B.C.E.T.S., founder and executive director of CABLE, Inc. (Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement), published an article on...
Maine leads region in continuing care planning; Mass. at bottom
By Janine Weisman
New federal quality measures data show 41 percent of psychiatric patients hospitalized in Massachusetts were discharged without a plan summarizing their diagnosis, treatment,...
Vermont bill would change involuntary treatment laws
By Rivkela Brodsky
A bill sitting on Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin’s desk will change the state’s involuntary treatment and medication laws for psychiatric care.
The state currently...
R.I. tries to address overdose deaths
By Pamela Berard
In response to a rise in drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island and nationwide, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee in April outlined a series of ongoing actions and...
Organizational psychology cited as ‘fast growing’ job
By Pamela Berard
Tina D. Forrister, MA, was enrolled in a clinical psychology master’s degree program when she decided on a different path.
“I realized two years in that it wasn’t...