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April 30th, 2025

May Institute marks 70th year serving individuals with autism

By Catherine Robertson Souter

In 1955, after Marie Ann May and her husband, Jacques May, M.D., realized that autism treatment for their...

April 30th, 2025

Reading Vonnegut in the playroom

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Visiting the grandkids is always a special treat and we make the day-long drive as often as we can. As the years roll on, our visits change from participating in the routines...

April 30th, 2025

Mental health screenings key in ME’s ‘yellow flag’ approach to gun violence prevention

By Beth Negus Viveiros

In the wake of the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, the state's unique “yellow flag” law—designed...

April 30th, 2025

Trevor Project research highlights LGBTQ+ youth challenges by region

By Susan Gonsalves

New research by The Trevor Project gives a state-by-state look at the mental health, suicide risk, access...

April 1st, 2025

Vermont considers mental health licensure reform

By Beth Negus Viveiros

New recommendations from Vermont’s Office of Professional Regulation’s (OPR) aim to streamline...

April 1st, 2025

Five Mass. cities designated as `sanctuaries,’ for transgender population

By Susan Gonsalves

In March, Cambridge, Pittsfield and Boston became the latest communities to designate themselves as...

April 1st, 2025

Medicare telehealth waiver extended again

By Eileen Weber

Telehealth just had a pretty close call.
For those relying on Medicare, the expiration deadline for...

April 1st, 2025

Psychological first aid available following traumatic events

By Eileen Weber

As Americans, we have seen our fair share of disasters. We have witnessed countless mass shootings in...

April 1st, 2025

The president and the poet

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

It had snowed heavily the night before, and the day dawned with a frigid wind and blinding sunlight that glinted off the blanket of white spread out in all directions where the...

March 2nd, 2025

Study finds unequal reimbursement rates in CT’s mental healthcare

By Eileen Weber

Late last year, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), outlined payment parity issues with Connecticut’s...