December 1st, 2012
By Janine Weisman
Moving from a bad neighborhood to a less distressed one can improve a low-income family’s physical and mental health over time even without raising financial status, a new...
December 1st, 2012
By Pamela Berard
Two Maine programs are helping teens in the juvenile justice system connect with services related to mental health challenges.
THRIVE, which provides training and...
December 1st, 2012
By Pamela Berard
The cost of mental health disorders manifests in the workplace in a myriad of ways – including absenteeism, productivity and health care claims.
“The literature is...
December 1st, 2012
By Catherine Robertson Souter
While the state of New Hampshire ranks high in many health and wellness related indexes, that’s not the case when it comes to drug and alcohol use and abuse. In fact,...
December 1st, 2012
By Jennifer E Chase
Since 2003, Walden Behavioral Care has been known for its continuum of care for eating disorder patients, who have been treated via inpatient, residential, partial...
December 1st, 2012
By Edward Stern J.D.
Ensuring the safety of its citizens is one of society’s most important functions.
However, everyone does not agree on how to achieve this outcome. One school of...
December 1st, 2012
By Catherine Robertson Souter
There are times when a new path in life appears to almost present itself to you. For psychologist Jennifer Lish, Ph.D., returning to a full-time practice after taking time out...
December 1st, 2012
By Paul Efthim PhD
“The Immigrant Paradox in Children and Adolescents: Is Becoming American a Developmental Risk?”
Edited by Cynthia García Coll & Amy Kerivan...
December 1st, 2012
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research”
Edited by Leonard A. Jason and David S. Glenwick
American Psychological Association
Washington,...
December 1st, 2012
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
There is nothing like misfortune to focus our attention on the importance of community. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we are hearing stories about the way the hardest...