Articles, Leading Stories
Former DMH chief reflects on issues
By Phyllis Hanlon
On October 8, Ken Duckworth, M.D., medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, discussed his thoughts on a variety of mental health issues in an informal event...
Maine set to lose federal funding for state hospital
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In a situation that was still unfolding at press time, the state of Maine has been informed that Medicare/Medicaid funding for services at the state hospital have been...
Study uncovers disparity during stages of treatment
By Susan Gonsalves
A recent study published in Health Services Research tracking mental health care episodes found that blacks and Latinos are much less likely to initiate treatment. And whites...
N.H. Suicide Prevention Council engages community
By Howard Newman
In addition to the conventional steps of suicide prevention (education, training, a 24-hour hotline, increased public awareness, etc.), the New Hampshire Suicide Prevention...
Program focuses on patients with chronic pain syndrome
By Catherine Robertson Souter
For those who suffer from chronic pain, it can be difficult to separate who they are from what they feel. For many, the pain can cause a host of other ailments from depression...
Children with physical, mental impairments require varied treatment
By Phyllis Hanlon
When it comes to treating mental disorders, psychologists have an arsenal of tools at their disposal. But that armament may need to be refined when the client has a physical...
Wait times rise in Maine
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The numbers are going in the wrong direction for certain clients of the mental health care system in Maine. Although nearly a quarter of a century has passed since Maine...
Apps embraced by mental health professionals
By Janine Weisman
As a teen with an anxiety disorder growing up in Wilton, Conn., Brandon Cohn felt frustrated spending the first 20 minutes of every therapy session explaining what happened to...
DCYF grapples with cost of long-term placements
By Janine Weisman
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has significantly reduced the number of children in state care sent to mental health treatment residential...
Bill authorizes on-site behavioral health treatment at prison
By Phyllis Hanlon
When legislators from Maine toured the Riverview Psychiatric Center (RPC) in Augusta, as they do every two years, they witnessed firsthand a dangerous situation that promises...