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Mass. seeks legislation to implement involuntary outpatient commitment
By Christina P. O'Neill
Involuntary outpatient commitment (IOC) targets persons documented as presenting a danger to themselves...
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...
Practical Practice: ‘Courageous’ conversations with clients about a medication evaluation may be necessary
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
Psychotherapy for depression is the treatment of choice over medication for people willing to seek mental...
Practical Practice: Toward better models for mental health treatment
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
I recently came across a job posting with an ambitious mission statement that included the goal of creating a “rockstar psychologist thinktank.” The company seeks...
Remote program for college students goes beyond crisis help to recovery
By Christina P. O'Neill
In its upending of everyday life, the COVID epidemic has also given the therapy community at the...
Could major change be coming to how the United States addresses mental health care?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
If New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster, along with a bipartisan group of 144 U.S. House lawmakers have their...
MHA reports on state of mental health in America
By Phyllis Hanlon
Since 2014, Mental Health America (MHA) has collected and published data related to the status of mental...
Proposed law would allow for mandated outpatient treatment
By Catherine Robertson Souter