Articles, Leading Stories
DEI: Leadership drives success
By Phyllis Hanlon
Psychologists can play critical role
The civil rights movement of the 1960s led to the creation of diversity,...
Study: High schoolers who use alcohol, cannibas or nicotine at higher risk for mental health disorders
By Beth Negus Viveiros
A new study shows that high school students who reported cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine use were more likely to experience a number of mental health issues, including suicidal...
Is self-relevant research a bad thing?
By Eileen Weber
Approach gets mixed reviews
Kathleen R. Bogart, Ph.D., has written about improving inclusion for disabled people based on self-relevant research. She...
Effects of social media use on children examined
By Danielle Ray
Mental, physical health can suffer
The potential negative effects of the digital world are well-documented, particularly as they pertain to the mental...
RI to open first supervised drug use site
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Center is creating protocols for overdoses
Rhode Island’s first state-regulated overdose center is slated to open in Providence this...
Licensing master’s level psychologists could help fill gaps
By Beth Negus Viveiros
About 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, with more than 8,000 additional professionals needed to fill the demand, according to the...
NH bill targets transitional housing
By Eileen Weber
New Hampshire is trying to improve transitional housing for people with mental illness who might otherwise be homeless.
Currently under committee perusal, Senate Bill...
Connecticut Medical Center opens new pediatric facility
By Eileen Weber
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. is one of two units in New England and the only one in Connecticut that provides both pediatric and psychiatric...
Text line option offered by Rutland Mental Health Services Community Care Network
By Danielle Ray
VERMONT – Rutland Mental Health Services Community Care Network began offering a text line around the same time as the transition to the 988 Suicide &...
Rhode Island joins PSYPACT to increase providers, decrease wait times
By Eileen Weber
Since the pandemic, mental health issues for both children and adults have increased, creating a widespread push for online access to healthcare.
As a result, Rhode...