Leading Stories
Health anxiety continues to rise
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In the aftermath of a global pandemic, an increase in medically-related anxiety is to be expected. But hypochondria, now known by the less stigmatizing term of “health...
Report: Prevention services should be prioritized
By Susan Gonsalves
With mental and behavioral disorders on the rise, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
Facilities for at-risk kids in Mass. spared from shut downs
By Eileen Weber
Massachusetts, like so many other states, is struggling with a behavioral health crisis. A staff...
Advocates express concern about autism database proposals
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn the ire of autism advocates and...
Massachusetts hopes to legalize medical aid in dying
By Eileen Weber
Advocates for legalizing end-of-life care with medical aid are hoping that Massachusetts becomes the...
Clinicians saying goodbye to insurance networks
By Eileen Weber
One primary reason the shortage of clinicians persists is because of insufficient insurance...
Report sheds light on police shootings
By Danielle Ray
The latest report from the Maine Deadly Force Review Panel shed some light on the eight police shootings...
May Institute marks 70th year serving individuals with autism
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In 1955, after Marie Ann May and her husband, Jacques May, M.D., realized that autism treatment for their...
Reading Vonnegut in the playroom
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Visiting the grandkids is always a special treat and we make the day-long drive as often as we can. As the years roll on, our visits change from participating in the routines...