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June 4th, 2023

Pay it forward

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

Why is it that no one ever calls me back? This is a statement that I hear nearly every day from people...

May 3rd, 2023

Health Information Exchange: What does it mean for psychologists?

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

Are you aware that mental health treatment might be included as part of your state’s health information...

May 2nd, 2023

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...

February 5th, 2023

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...

February 4th, 2023

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...

November 2nd, 2022

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...

October 4th, 2022

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...

September 6th, 2022

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...

November 13th, 2021

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...

August 20th, 2021

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...