Articles, Leading Stories
Vermont aims to ‘stop the bleeding’
By Phyllis Hanlon
Vermont is experiencing a serious staffing shortage, according to January data, which showed a 58.8 percent staffing vacancy rate, an increase from pre-pandemic...
Hampstead Hospital acquisition to enhance state’s mental health system
By Catherine Robertson Souter
No plans in place to expand footprint Mental health care in New Hampshire has had some major issues....
Report highlights need for more diversity in health care system
By Danielle Ray
The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (MHARI) recently released a 34-page report overseen by Ernestine Jennings, Ph.D., that shines a light on a relevant and timely...
Dealing with ongoing stress
By Catherine Robertson Souter
How psychologists can help patients and themselves
Remember the week everything shut down? As we approach the two-year anniversary of the designation of...
Schizophrenia: What’s in a name?
By Eileen Weber
For schizophrenia, quite a bit Should schizophrenia undergo a name change? For many, the answer is yes in...
Training gives police and first responders tools to deal with people with mental illness
By Catherine Robertson Souter
New Hampshire has seen more than its share of officer-related shootings. In December, the Concord Monitor reported the results of an analysis on police shootings over...
Mental Health Courts: A ‘humane mechanism’ for people with mental illness
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the late 1980s, Janet Reno, then state attorney for Miami Dade County, Florida, founded the first drug...
Is it a psychologist’s job to address false beliefs?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the massive amount of disinformation floating around, from political to medical, most therapists...
Surviving COVID-19: Residential schools find ways to weather the pandemic
By Phyllis Hanlon
When life came to a virtual halt in March 2020, thanks to COVID-19, residential schools faced daunting...