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July 31st, 2025

Political climate impacts LGBTQIA+ patients and providers

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Mental health providers serving the LGBTQIA+ community say the current political climate has been an...

July 31st, 2025

What I learned from building a model ship

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky.” With these words, John Masefield begins his best known poem, “Sea Fever.” They capture the draw that...

June 30th, 2025

Is doomscrolling here to stay?

By Susan Gonsalves

Doomscrolling, a term popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic, refers to the frequent scanning on...

June 30th, 2025

Clinicians see politics entering the therapy room

By Catherine Robertson Souter

If you are feeling more anxious about politics and the state of the world today, you are not...

June 30th, 2025

Sweetser to open residential facility for youth

By Danielle Ray

Advocate questions it is best use of funding This past spring, nonprofit Sweetser was awarded $2...

June 30th, 2025

College students at risk could use more mental health support

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A report from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) at Pennsylvania State University suggests...

June 30th, 2025

When stories connect

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Midday in Boston and my wife and I are standing on the platform at Charles Street waiting for the inbound Red Line train. We are going only two stops to Washington Street to...

June 30th, 2025

LGBTQ youth to lose 988 specialized service line

By Eileen Weber

In a leaked budget draft this spring, the Trump administration indicated it was considering cuts to 988...

June 3rd, 2025

Health anxiety continues to rise

By Catherine Robertson Souter

In the aftermath of a global pandemic, an increase in medically-related anxiety is to be expected. But...

June 3rd, 2025

Report: Prevention services should be prioritized

By Susan Gonsalves

With mental and behavioral disorders on the rise, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...