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June 1st, 2025

Facilities for at-risk kids in Mass. spared from shut downs

By Eileen Weber

Massachusetts, like so many other states, is struggling with a behavioral health crisis. A staff...

June 1st, 2025

Massachusetts hopes to legalize medical aid in dying

By Eileen Weber

Advocates for legalizing end-of-life care with medical aid are hoping that Massachusetts becomes the...

April 1st, 2025

Five Mass. cities designated as `sanctuaries,’ for transgender population

By Susan Gonsalves

In March, Cambridge, Pittsfield and Boston became the latest communities to designate themselves as...

December 2nd, 2024

Judge rules Meta must face Massachusetts social media lawsuit

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A Massachusetts judge has denied Meta’s bid to dismiss the state’s lawsuit alleging the social media...

December 2nd, 2024

Massachusetts and Vermont nix legalized psychedelics for now

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Both Massachusetts and Vermont dealt blows to the legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes...

November 2nd, 2024

Has Massachusetts fallen behind in adopting PSYPACT initiative?

By Danielle Ray

Senate Majority Leader Cynthia Stone Creem is not giving up on a bill that would enable psychologists to...

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...

September 30th, 2024

Behavioral health care funds to be released in Mass.

By Eileen Weber

Money meant to address staff shortages
Last year, Massachusetts set up a behavioral health fund...

September 30th, 2024

Is Massachusetts getting closer to an AOT law?

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Support in CT for measure is non-existent
As the formal legislative session in Massachusetts ended...

July 1st, 2024

Blue Envelope Program supports neuro-diverse drivers

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Mass. latest state to implement measure
In April, Massachusetts became the latest state to...