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Has Massachusetts fallen behind in adopting PSYPACT initiative?
By Danielle Ray
Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem is not giving up on a bill that would enable psychologists to...
CT moving toward peer-run respite centers
By Eileen Weber
Bill proposes community-based alternatives
Connecticut is considering legislation to provide...
RI bills aimed at improving treatment coverage
By Danielle Ray
Focus is on lack of parity, prior authorization denials
Two Rhode Island lawmakers have proposed legislation aimed at improving mental health and...
Practice of sending defendants to prison’s IMHU continues until 2027
By Eileen Weber
Maine is actively trying to provide appropriate psychological care to those who are deemed incapable of...
Kids’ mental health getting a boost in Connecticut
By Eileen Weber
Bill focuses on access, play issues
Connecticut’s recently passed Senate Bill 2 focuses on...
MPA highlights legislative priorities
By New England Psychologist Staff
Legislation for participation in PSYPACT® and to improve transparency of consumer health insurance...
Flood of anti-transgender legislation takes mental health toll on population
By Eileen Weber
Study: One in three report poor mental health often or always
Republicans have launched a series of...
Bill for peer specialist Medicaid reimbursement fails
By Danielle Ray
As a woman in recovery herself, Rebecca Allen put a lot of thought into the written testimony that...
VT bill targets mental healthcare in interstate counseling compact
By Eileen Weber
In mid-March, Vermont’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would make practicing across state lines a lot easier for licensed mental health professionals. The bill...
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...