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Managing tech/life balance can be challenging for children
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Technology, the internet specifically, has drastically changed the way we live our lives. From instant...
The end of the pandemic
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
At least here in New England, the end of the pandemic is in sight. Masks are no longer needed, and there’s a certain sense of relief that perhaps the worst is behind...
VT legislature calls for action to address ED boarding
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In 2020, the state of Vermont was ranked first in the nation for access to mental health care in Mental Health America’s annual state-by-state rankings. Yet, this spring,...
Advocates, legislators address children’s mental health crisis
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The true toll of this pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents may take decades to fully understand. Young people can be resilient but the academic and social...
COVID-19 is impacting pediatric mental health
By Phyllis Hanlon
Research clearly demonstrates that the pandemic is having a significant negative effect on the younger generation.
A November 2020 article, “Impact of COVID-19 and...
Survey: Households with children reported feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
By Eileen Weber
Since last March, feelings of hopelessness, loneliness, and isolation are simply commonplace. What initially was presumed to be a shutdown for a few weeks has been prolonged...
Walker Schools’ President Gene Takahashi living his career goal
By Catherine Robertson Souter
During this past spring, when schools were shuttered for months only recently to re-open, residential schools working with the neediest of children did not have that...
Woodside’s fate remains up in the air
By New England Psychologist Staff
The fate of Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center, Vermont’s only juvenile detention facility, is up in the air.
While state officials work to figure out what’s...
Pandemic affects everyone, especially autistic kids
By Eileen Weber
Coronavirus, or COVID-19 , has ground most of daily life to a halt for weeks. Small businesses are shut down. Children aren’t going to school. People are confined to...
Vermont mental health services for children doubles in last two decades
By Eileen Weber
In the past two decades, the number of young people 18 and under accessing mental health services has doubled. A recent report showed that one in three children in the state...