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March 28th, 2024

Gun procurement laws under scrutiny

By Ami Albernaz

Shootings prompt proposals for change

Gun laws in Maine and New Hampshire have come under scrutiny following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine last...

March 28th, 2024

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...

July 5th, 2023

Study: Vets show decrease in suicidal thoughts, behaviors during pandemic

By Susan Gonsalves

Subset group has these experiences for first time

Some evidence suggests the COVID-19 pandemic led to increases in loneliness, isolation, substance use, and...

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 and/or others, with intent to supply community-based psychiatric care...

April 5th, 2023

States ranked on prevalence of mental illness, access to care

By Susan Gonsalves

Inequities also highlighted

Using data that does not reflect the COVID-19 pandemic era, nearly 50 million or 19.86 percent of American adults experienced a...

April 3rd, 2023

Research: Care in ER settings difficult for mental health, substance abuse patients, providers

By Danielle Ray

Two professors are part of an effort to shine a light on the challenges of providing mental health and substance abuse care for patients in emergency department (ED)...

December 18th, 2022

RI hospital eligible for $30-$40M Medicaid funding due to standalone psych facility

By Christina P. O'Neill

The state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH) in Cranston, RI has created a standalone psychiatric hospital, discharging and then re-admitting 52 patients with often-longstanding...

October 8th, 2022

Mass Shooting and mental illness: Is there really a link?

By Eileen Weber

Mass shootings happen in this country with alarming regularity. When they happen, there is often an instantaneous blame for the event on mental illness—not easy access to...

October 6th, 2022

Telehealth study shows greater likelihood of follow up visits

By Eileen Weber

A recent study published in the JAMA Network Open in late June found that greater use of telehealth visits in a non-metropolitan area showed a modest increase in outpatient...

March 30th, 2022

Schizophrenia: What’s in a name?

By Eileen Weber

For schizophrenia, quite a bit

Should schizophrenia undergo a name change? For many, the answer is yes in order to destigmatize the...

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