Leading Stories

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 devices to read negative, distressing news on topics like wars, mass...

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 specialized hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth

Much like 911 for...

October 2nd, 2024

Study: College students feel anxious about presidential election

By Susan Gonsalves

Survey conducted by virtual provider
Students at colleges and universities across the United States...

October 1st, 2024

Mass. debuts country’s first social prescribing program: Arts and culture participation is focus

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Massachusetts recently launched the first statewide arts prescription solution in the United States, to...

June 3rd, 2024

Practical Practice: What is your favorite client resource?

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

It is impossible to keep up with the wide array of potential patient resource material, given the breadth...

March 30th, 2024

Study: High schoolers who use alcohol, cannibas or nicotine at higher risk for mental health disorders

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A new study shows that high school students who reported cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine use were more...

January 2nd, 2024

Virtual reality helps Black autistic youth discuss depression

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A Boston College professor has developed a new virtual reality (VR) tool to help Black youth on the...

October 1st, 2023

Task Force recommends anxiety screening for adults under 65

By Susan Gonsalves

Older population requires further review
In June, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued...

August 4th, 2023

BCBS of Massachusetts expands network of mental health providers

By Eileen Weber

What if your insurance company told you that you could get an appointment with a mental healthcare...

July 1st, 2023

Two states, same problem: Staffing shortages plague industry

By Eileen Weber

Mass. and RI weigh in on nationwide dilemma
The mental health field has been hit hard with the...