Articles, Leading Stories
Program for educators teaches social and emotional learning
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The state of Connecticut is looking to take the lead on creating an emotionally strong educational system. The Department of Education has joined forces with stakeholders...
Podcasts can be an option for therapists
By Catherine Robertson Souter
More and more, Americans are turning to online sources for information. From sites that gather top news stories to videos on how to clean dryer vents, the internet has become...
Crotched Mountain’s November closure is stopped
By Eileen Weber
After almost 70 years, Crotched Mountain Foundation, a rehabilitation center for young children to adults with developmental and behavioral disabilities in Greenfield, NH, was...
Uncertainty of pandemic leads to further mental health problems
By Eileen Weber
It should be no surprise that after months of shelter-in-place mandates, wearing masks in public, maintaining a six-foot distance from others, and a resurgence in COVID...
Confiding in others identified as the strongest protection against depression
By New England Psychologist Staff
A new study has found that strong social connections are the strongest protective factor for depression.
“Depression is the leading cause of disability world-wide,”...
How can therapists become more culturally competent?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As our nation struggles toward building a better society for all races, therapists may find themselves doing some self-reflection on how they handle diversity in their own...
Rhode Island behavioral health centers receive $8 million grant
By Eileen Weber
Funds help create community connections, add services
Newport Mental Health and Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. in Warwick...
National survey measures pandemic’s emotional impact
By Phyllis Hanlon
After several months of quarantine, psychologists are eager to assess the emotional repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three psychologists teamed up to create a scale that...
Psychologists study what inspires protestors
By Eileen Weber
The most recent Black deaths at the hands of police have fueled protests across the country. But for some psychologists, their interests lie not in what they are protesting,...
States look at mental health beyond the pandemic
By Phyllis Hanlon
To date, the COVID-19 virus has exacted a tremendous toll on the nation’s economy, uncovered serious flaws in the health care systems, brought long-standing systemic racism...