Articles, Leading Stories
A focus on residential schools and post-pandemic challenges
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
In our annual residential schools special issue and directory, I’m pleased to see these important treatment resources are recovering from the challenging times of the...
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 adolescents spiked 61 percent and emergency room visits increased by 21...
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 selling? Make it taste like fruit or candy. That’s...
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 determined to be ‘suboptimal,’ among youth and young adults with...
New May Center School for Autism opens in Chicopee
By Andrew Cromarty
In September the May Institute opened its fifth May Center School for Autism and Developmental Disabilities in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The expansion came in response to the...
Remembering the Gaebler Children’s Center
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When our editor asked if I might have something to say about residential schools for this special edition of NEPSY, I thought I was too far removed from any real-life...
Crotched Mountain School remains open under new ownership
By Danielle Ray
After sharing in October 2022 that they would be closing the following month because of hiring challenges, Legacy by Gersh’s Crotched Mountain School...