March 29th, 2022
By Andrew Cromarty
In the last year, students nationwide have struggled to adjust to the return to classrooms while navigating the enduring stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report...
August 20th, 2021
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Massachusetts is one of only three states, along with Connecticut and Maryland, that does not allow...
July 9th, 2021
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 2019, the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey found that 11 percent of...
July 9th, 2021
By Eileen Weber
In March, a bill was presented to the Massachusetts legislation that effectively upgrades suicide prevention plans in the state’s prison system. Based on a report from the...
June 26th, 2021
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 2018, the Fenway Institute, Cooley Dickinson Health Care and Harvard Medical School conducted a planning study, the PATH Project (Plan and Act for Transgender Health), which...
April 13th, 2021
By Phyllis Hanlon
Throughout the last year, schooling has looked significantly different than in any other year. The spread of COVID-19 prompted the state to temporarily suspend in-classroom...
March 8th, 2021
By Eileen Weber
The Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA) highlighted three specific aspects of mental health to be focused on during the 2021-2022 legislative session: access to care,...
