Leading Stories
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 they examined from last year that resulted in either death or serious...
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 seven-year-old twin sons was nonexistent beyond lifelong...
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...
Mental health screenings key in ME’s ‘yellow flag’ approach to gun violence prevention
By Beth Negus Viveiros
In the wake of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, the state’s unique “yellow flag” law—designed to restrict firearm access for individuals in mental health...
Trevor Project research highlights LGBTQ+ youth challenges by region
By Susan Gonsalves
New research by The Trevor Project gives a state-by-state look at the...
Vermont considers mental health licensure reform
By Beth Negus Viveiros
New recommendations from Vermont’s Office of Professional Regulation’s (OPR) aim to streamline licensing for the state’s mental health professions.
A new report...
Five Mass. cities designated as `sanctuaries,’ for transgender population
By Susan Gonsalves
In March, Cambridge, Pittsfield and Boston became the latest communities to designate themselves as...
Medicare telehealth waiver extended again
By Eileen Weber
Telehealth just had a pretty close call.
For those relying on Medicare, the expiration deadline for...
Psychological first aid available following traumatic events
By Eileen Weber
As Americans, we have seen our fair share of disasters. We have witnessed countless mass shootings in...
The president and the poet
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
It had snowed heavily the night before, and the day dawned with a frigid wind and blinding sunlight that glinted off the blanket of white spread out in all directions where the...