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Bill to make Youth Risk Behavior Survey opt-in stalls this year
By Danielle Ray
Although New Hampshire House Bill 1639 to make the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in schools opt-in...
New England states strive to address impact of pandemic on adolescents
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Pandemics tend to exacerbate mental health issues. At least, in our experience, this one has. The first...
Connecticut legislates bills to address children’s mental health
By Eileen Weber
Two years into a pandemic and mental health issues have been on the rise, particularly with children and...
State of Mental Health in America report highlights trends about access, disparity
By Susan Gonsalves
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the adults with mental illness (27 million) and 60...
Mental health in schools subject of new bills
By Andrew Cromarty
In the last year, students nationwide have struggled to adjust to the return to classrooms while navigating the enduring stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report...
Mental Health Courts: A ‘humane mechanism’ for people with mental illness
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the late 1980s, Janet Reno, then state attorney for Miami Dade County, Florida, founded the first drug...
Is it a psychologist’s job to address false beliefs?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the massive amount of disinformation floating around, from political to medical, most therapists...
$5 million grant to expand mental health services at Wheeler clinics
By New England Psychologist Staff
The pandemic has had a profound effect on mental health. To help address some of that impact, Wheeler,...
Research: Borderline personality disorder and eating disorders associated with suicide risk?
By Eileen Weber
Suicide and suicide attempts are on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...