Articles, Leading Stories
Use of antipsychotic drugs for ADHD is ‘worrisome’
By Rivkela Brodsky
In recent years, there has been an increase in the prescription of antipsychotic medications to children aged 13-24 in the U.S. – especially adolescent boys, and often for...
Law would expand screening tool
By Rivkela Brodsky
Lawmakers and an organization dedicated to reforming the children’s mental health system in Massachusetts are working to expand a substance abuse screening tool in all public...
Web site to track parity
By Rivkela Brodsky
A new Web site for tracking parity state by state was announced during the opening session of the third annual Kennedy Forum National Conference held in Boston in...
Global health discussed at forum
By Rivkela Brodsky
It was the first time mental health on a global scope was discussed at the annual Kennedy Forum National Conference held in Boston in early June.
Tom Insel, M.D.,...
Psychologists featured at TEDx event
By Rivkela Brodsky
While the official TEDWomen 2015 conference was taking place in Monterey, Calif., at the end of May, a little more than 100 people were gathering at Southern New Hampshire...
Bill would set rates for independent evaluations
By Rivkela Brodsky
Currently, children who need testing to determine special education services are left with only one option in Massachusetts – to follow the results and suggestions of...
Study: Kids with ADHD treated with drugs
By Rivkela Brodsky
Nationally it appears most children are being treated for ADHD by medication alone, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Mental health reform at heart of legislation
By Rivkela Brodsky
Legislation to reform the nation’s mental health system is likely to be reintroduced in the House and Senate in the next couple of months – but there is no timeline or...
Closed facility has one program site remaining
By Rivkela Brodsky
A mental health residential treatment program with nine sites in Massachusetts closed its doors last fall – but one of its sites lives on.
One of the Wild Acre Inns,...
Insurance coverage of methadone for treatment to expand
By Rivkela Brodsky
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans or MAHP announced in February that its 17 member health plans – which cover 2.6 million residents in the state – will cover...