Articles, Leading Stories
Pandemic affects everyone, especially autistic kids
By Eileen Weber
Coronavirus, or COVID-19 , has ground most of daily life to a halt for weeks. Small businesses are shut down. Children aren’t going to school. People are confined to...
Vermont mental health services for children doubles in last two decades
By Eileen Weber
In the past two decades, the number of young people 18 and under accessing mental health services has doubled. A recent report showed that one in three children in the state...
Wild Acre & Mental Health Solutions uses home-based health care for mentally ill
By Eileen Weber
Tags: apartment beds, Dr Bernard Yudowitz, family homes, home care division, residential treatment program, Wild Acre Inn
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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...
Brown University research aims to tackle opioid crisis
By Eileen Weber
Brown University’s School of Public Health has an idea that might impact Rhode Island’s opioid crisis. The school’s researchers have received a five-year $6.8 million...
Mass. Attorney General brings Sandy Hook Promise to schools
By Eileen Weber
On December 14, 2012, 20 first grade children and six teachers lost their lives in the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
Study: Young Puerto Ricans experience higher rates of depression on U.S. mainland than at home
By Eileen Weber
Connecticut organization runs work-based learning program for teens
By Eileen Weber