Leading Stories
Is doomscrolling here to stay?
By Susan Gonsalves
Doomscrolling, a term popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic, refers to the frequent scanning on devices to read negative, distressing news on topics like wars, mass...
Clinicians see politics entering the therapy room
By Catherine Robertson Souter
If you are feeling more anxious about politics and the state of the world today, you are not alone.
According to the American Psychological Society’s 2024 Stress in...
Sweetser to open residential facility for youth
By Danielle Ray
Advocate questions it is best use of funding
This past spring, nonprofit Sweetser was awarded $2 million from the state of Maine to develop its first...
College students at risk could use more mental health support
By Beth Negus Viveiros
A report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) at Pennsylvania State University suggests that while students with a history of self-harm report lower levels of...
When stories connect
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Midday in Boston and my wife and I are standing on the platform at Charles Street waiting for the inbound Red Line train. We are going only two stops to Washington Street to...
LGBTQ youth to lose 988 specialized service line
By Eileen Weber
In a leaked budget draft this spring, the Trump administration indicated it was considering cuts to 988 specialized hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth
Much like 911 for...
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...