Articles, Leading Stories
Study to evaluate VOICES intervention
By Rivkela Brodsky
Adolescent girls often have a different path into the juvenile justice system than boys.
Often, they are arrested and remanded to custody for less serious offenses like...
Grants support integration
By Rivkela Brodsky
Ten organizations in Massachusetts have been awarded $1.3 million in funding to support work integrating behavioral health and medical care.
The new grant program of the...
Veterans’ suicide prevention bill supported
By Rivkela Brodsky
Losing one veteran to suicide is one veteran too many, says Connecticut Veterans Affairs Commissioner Joseph Perkins.
“If a veteran takes his one life one time, to me...
Prison population in R.I. largely comprised of mentally ill people
By Rivkela Brodsky
Of Rhode Island’s more than 3,000 prison population, approximately 500 are living with a serious mental illness, said Susan Jacobsen, MA, LMHC, executive director of the...
Hospital expands to meet needs
By Rivkela Brodsky
An increase in behavioral health patients staying more than 24 hours in Mid Coast Hospital’s emergency room has prompted the company to expand in two ways.
The...
Researchers: schizophrenia is neurodevelopmental disorder
By Rivkela Brodsky
Research is beginning to back up the idea that schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder.
So says Joshua Roffman, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard...
Impact of medical marijuana to be studied
By Rivkela Brodsky
As more states move toward legalizing the use of medical marijuana, the timing is right for researchers to start examining the impact of the substance on the...
Study shows access to psychiatric care is difficult
By Rivkela Brodsky
Just getting that first appointment with a private psychiatrist is a difficult process and having insurance doesn’t make it easier, according to a new study by Harvard...
Program assesses danger in domestic violence calls
By Rivkela Brodsky
Connecticut averages between 12 and 15 domestic violence homicides each year, says Joe Froehlich, director of law enforcement services at the Connecticut Coalition Against...
Sisters accused of improper billing
By Rivkela Brodsky
Twin sisters are accused of billing public agencies in Massachusetts hundreds of thousands of dollars for unlicensed psychological services, often using stolen identities,...