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Residential schools: Helping students get back on track
By Phyllis Hanlon
Residential, or boarding, schools serve different populations and have different goals. Schools that address behavioral issues in children admit students with a variety of...
Behavior analysts must be licensed in Connecticut
By Janine Weisman
Tags: BACB, Behavior Analysis Certification Board, Behavior analysts, change behaviors, Connecticut, consumer protection, license, licensure requirement, negative consequences
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Youth Villages closes residential program for girls in Mass.
By Janine Weisman
Tags: depression, educational services, Germaine Lawrence campus, girls behavioral program, physical aggression, residential treatment, self-harm, suicidal ideation, truancy, verbal aggression, Youth Villages
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Isolation and LGBTQ youth: Social, psychological and financial implications
By Phyllis Hanlon
Conversion therapy ban passes in New Hampshire, fails in Massachusetts and is vetoed in Maine
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Tags: American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, conversion therapy, gender identity, harmful, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, sexual orientation
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Goldwater Rule is re-visited
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1964, presidential candidate Barry Goldwater issued some alarming “extremist” statements, drawing criticism from the general public and some mental health...
Treatment resistance is challenge for practitioners
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Patient X doesn’t show up for an appointment–again. He calls and explains that his dog was sick/mother needed a ride/ car broke down. Client J is late for nearly every...
CDC report shows challenge facing public health campaign goals to prevent suicide
By Janine Weisman
The World Health Organization wants to reduce the suicide rate by 10 percent by 2020.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Project 2025 wants to reduce it...