Articles, Leading Stories
Massachusetts bills, hotline focus on maternal mental health
By Eileen Weber
Earlier this year, Massachusetts legislators proposed two maternal mental health bills known as H.4740 and H.4741. The bills were passed by the House and sent to the Senate for...
Report on firearm deaths in Maine show many are suicides
By Andrew Cromarty
More than 85 percent of all firearm deaths in 2020 in the state of Maine were suicides, according to a report submitted by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
New Hampshire DOE provides funding to assist summer camps
By Danielle Ray
Pandemic related issues and long-term effects are known to be far reaching and include mental health particularly in youth. The New Hampshire Department of Education (DOE) is...
Wade overturned: Processing the decision
By Phyllis Hanlon
On June 24, the Supreme Court, in a five to four vote, overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling giving women the right to have an abortion. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito,...
COVID-19: What might this be?
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
All you need for a good projective test is an ambiguous stimulus and a simple question, “What might this be?” If this sounds like the Rorschach, then you’re either an...
Bill to make Youth Risk Behavior Survey opt-in stalls this year
By Danielle Ray
Although New Hampshire House Bill 1639 to make the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in schools opt-in instead of opt-out is now off the table this year, individuals on both...
Likely Pedal Confusion Leads to Tragic Death in Byfield, MA
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
In late May, Marblehead resident Janet Bach, 70, was backing up to pick up some flowers at a greenhouse and garden center in Byfield, MA. But instead of gently backing up the...