March 5th, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
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Tags: Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, DMH, DPH, emergency room, hospital, inpatient hospitalization, MassHealth, Mental health, mental illness, substance misuse
Posted in Articles, Leading Stories | Comments Off on DMH initiative aims to expedite psychiatric inpatient admissions
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February 8th, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
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Tags: adolescents, detox unit, Harrington HealthCare System, Heywood Healthcare, mental health issues, patients, psychiatric inpatient beds, Quabbin Retreat, residential dormitory, SAMHSA, TaraVista
Posted in Articles, Leading Stories | Comments Off on Rural Massachusetts experiences psychiatric bed increase
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February 8th, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
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Tags: chronic illness, counseling, death of a loved one, divorce, injury, marriage, new baby, new job, Psychological intervention, therapy
Posted in Articles, Leading Stories | Comments Off on Psychologists help people navigate life transitions
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January 1st, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
Clinicians who treat sexual offenders tailor treatment to the offense.
Throughout her career Susan Rudman, Ph.D., Northern Regional representative for the Massachusetts...
January 1st, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
Harrington Health Care System, based in Southbridge, Mass., has recently been extending its reach, particularly in the area of behavioral health services.
Early in 2018,...
January 1st, 2018
By Phyllis Hanlon
Clinical & Support Options (CSO), a comprehensive behavioral health agency that serves residents in western Massachusetts, recently received a federal grant that provides...
December 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Recently, print, broadcast and social media sites have been reporting sexual abuse, harassment, and misbehavior allegations on a daily basis.
While this news has focused...
November 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Fashion magazines, television shows, movies and other media have promoted the idea that “thin is in” for decades. While there has been a slight shift in thinking recently,...
November 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Middle-school children from a rural school in Vermont recently “connected” with peers in South Sudan. Some younger students studying ancient civilizations “traveled” to...
October 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Children placed in residential care present with a variety of behavioral disorders, sometimes with more than one. Determining a specific diagnosis can be daunting for the...
