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Mass. DOC, DOJ reach agreement on mental health reform
By Christina P. O'Neill
Massachusetts prisoners with behavioral health problems will receive heightened levels of care while in...
CT deemed too restrictive on patients seeking gender-affirming surgery
By Eileen Weber
Based on a 2022 study from the Williams Institute at UCLA, more than 1.6 million people in the U.S. over...
Residential schools: Still riding the pandemic wave
By Phyllis Hanlon
The arrival of the pandemic early in 2020 prompted residential schools to overcome significant challenges...
Report outlines ways to expand, diversify Massachusetts’ workforce
By Susan Gonsalves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts engaged Manatt Health to create a report that identifies ways to...
Proposed legislation allows for student mental health sick days
By Danielle Ray
Legislators in Massachusetts are following the lead of other New England states in trying to get a bill...
The potential dangers of `career creep’
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
My younger colleague regards me with confusion. She is responding to my observation that she seems...
Study shows increase in admissions, Emergency Department (ED) visits among children, adolescents
By Susan Gonsalves
According to research by Clarify Health Institute, mental health inpatient admissions for children and...
Vaping on the rise in teens
By Eileen Weber
Was it really a coping mechanism during the pandemic?
How do you get kids addicted to what you’re...
Study: Established outpatient care preceding acute psychiatric services improves incidents of follow up
By Christina P. O'Neill
Follow up outpatient care after hospitalization and emergency room use for mental health issues was...