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February 2nd, 2026

Massachusetts moves to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’

By Eileen Weber

Massachusetts hopes to bring psychedelic therapy to the state. The Joint Committee on Public Health voted...

November 1st, 2025

Successful NH NAMIWalks; New VT Mental Health Urgent Care; VT Ending Pipe Distribution Program; Safety Concerns at MA State Hospitals

By Tricia Stortz

Record-Breaking turnout for NAMIWalks New Hampshire

More than 2,000 participants gathered in Concord for NAMIWalks New Hampshire, setting a new record for attendance...

September 1st, 2025

Trinity Health Closures in CT; MA Behavioral Health Hospital Expands; VT Telehealth Law to Improve Rural Access

By Tricia Stortz

CT lawmakers push for input following Trinity Health closures

This summer, Trinity Health of New England is closing two outpatient mental health programs in Hartford,...

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...