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March 29th, 2024

Stigmatizing questions removed from healthcare credentialing processes

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Mass. joins other New England states with practice

In a move to reduce the stigma of seeking mental health...

December 4th, 2023

New behavioral health hospital opens in Mass.

By Eileen Weber

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital opened its doors late this summer to treat children, adolescent, and adult patients with addiction and other mental and behavioral...

September 30th, 2023

NE states rank high on scorecard report but still have areas needing improvement

By Susan Gonsalves

Massachusetts holds top spot

Massachusetts ranked first overall on The Commonwealth Fund’s “”Scorecard on State Health System Performance”...

June 4th, 2023

Bill for peer specialist Medicaid reimbursement fails

By Danielle Ray

As a woman in recovery herself, Rebecca Allen put a lot of thought into the written testimony that detailed why she did not support a bill (S.B. No. 1205) focusing on the...

January 7th, 2023

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...

January 12th, 2021

Spike in alcohol use is of concern

By Catherine Robertson Souter

As stay-at-home orders surged, restaurants and bars closed, and social events went virtual, Americans turned more and more to a trusty old friend, alcohol, to help ease the...

February 4th, 2020

Opioid crisis escalates need for foster care

By Eileen Weber

It’s no secret that the opioid crisis has taken a toll in this country. But according to the CDC’s National Center for Health...

August 28th, 2019

Even providers need help overcoming addiction stigma

By Janine Weisman

The instructor is explaining what...

July 6th, 2018

CARE Act would allow involuntary commitment for addicts

By Catherine Robertson Souter