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June 29th, 2022

Campus counseling centers enhance LGBTQ+ services

By Phyllis Hanlon

In 2018, the Association of American Universities reported that out of 180,000 undergraduate and graduate...

June 27th, 2022

Peace and social justice wedded to diversity, equity, and inclusion

By Phyllis Hanlon

Peace, social justice, and diversity, equity, and inclusion are all intricately connected. In a society...

June 2nd, 2022

Trauma-informed schools filling a need

By Phyllis Hanlon

The pandemic has brought to light several important social issues, including the need to address trauma in children. To that end, some schools are incorporating trauma-informed...

May 2nd, 2022

PSYPACT: Licensing compact facilitates continuity of care

By Phyllis Hanlon

In 2011, the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPBB) formed a tele-practice task...

April 1st, 2022

Psychologist shortage: Demand exceeds supply

By Phyllis Hanlon

A July 2020 Health Tracking Poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that four in 10 adults...

April 1st, 2022

Vermont aims to ‘stop the bleeding’

By Phyllis Hanlon

Vermont is experiencing a serious staffing shortage, according to January data, which showed a 58.8 percent staffing vacancy rate, an increase from pre-pandemic...

February 4th, 2022

Mental Health Courts: A ‘humane mechanism’ for people with mental illness

By Phyllis Hanlon

In the late 1980s, Janet Reno, then state attorney for Miami Dade County, Florida, founded the first drug...

January 8th, 2022

Surviving COVID-19: Residential schools find ways to weather the pandemic

By Phyllis Hanlon

When life came to a virtual halt in March 2020, thanks to COVID-19, residential schools faced daunting...

January 7th, 2022

Additional school year legislation filed in wake of pandemic

By Phyllis Hanlon

Interruptions in schooling can result in academic setbacks for students. For some students with...

January 6th, 2022

Pandemic-related teacher shortage triggers academic changes

By Phyllis Hanlon

The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS) conducted a staffing survey...