March 29th, 2022
By Susan Gonsalves
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of the adults with mental illness (27 million) and 60 percent of children with major depression did not receive the...
March 29th, 2022
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Forensic and neuropsychology are other popular choices
Even before the pandemic, there were reports of a shortage of mental health...
February 4th, 2022
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the late 1980s, Janet Reno, then state attorney for Miami Dade County, Florida, founded the first drug court to address the underlying issues that repeatedly brought...
February 3rd, 2022
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the massive amount of disinformation floating around, from political to medical, most therapists will come face-to-face with questionable beliefs spouted by...
January 9th, 2022
By New England Psychologist Staff
The pandemic has had a profound effect on mental health.
To help address some of that impact, Wheeler, which provides mental health services to children and adults at...
January 8th, 2022
By Phyllis Hanlon
When life came to a virtual halt in March 2020, thanks to COVID-19, residential schools faced daunting challenges that required quick action, creative thinking, and...
January 8th, 2022
By Eileen Weber
Social isolation. Remote learning. Job loss. Sickness and death of family members. These are just a few examples of how the pandemic has affected children. Now more than ever,...
January 7th, 2022
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Technology, the internet specifically, has drastically changed the way we live our lives. From instant access to data, to 24/7 contact, to real-time traffic flow, many of us...
January 7th, 2022
By Phyllis Hanlon
Interruptions in schooling can result in academic setbacks for students. For some students with disabilities, the COVID-19 related stoppage has been devastating. In an effort...
January 6th, 2022
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS) conducted a staffing survey in 2021 and found that 76 percent of schools are operating at a...
