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Report: Homelessness the biggest issue for Vermont children
By Eileen Weber
According to Building Bright Futures’ (BBF) annual report, Vermont’s children have issues surrounding...
Survey by digital platform shows college kids worry about mental health, finances
By Susan Gonsalves
At the start of the spring semester, a nationwide survey of 1,200 college students cited their own mental health challenges as the greatest cause of stress.
The survey...
Frank & ChatGPT: My digital therapists then & now
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Thirty years ago in my first year of writing this column, I described my encounter with Frank, a self-styled computerized therapist who lived on a floppy disk that I bought in...
CT bill aims to improve access to children’s services
By Andrew Cromarty
Children’s mental health will remain a top priority for Connecticut lawmakers this session. The...
Baker administration’s ‘roadmap’ seeing some benefits
By Danielle Ray
More than two dozen mental health services centers across the state have been designated Community...
Maine seeks waiver for mental disease exclusion
By Andrew Cromarty
Sen. Joe Baldacci, (D-Bangor) is proposing a bill that would force the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to apply for a federal waiver to provide funds for mental...
Report outlines ways to expand, diversify Massachusetts’ workforce
By Susan Gonsalves
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts engaged Manatt Health to create a report that identifies ways to...
Study shows increase in admissions, Emergency Department (ED) visits among children, adolescents
By Susan Gonsalves
According to research by Clarify Health Institute, mental health inpatient admissions for children and...
Gravestone restoration project honors memory of Home for Destitute Children residents
By Danielle Ray
Howard Center recently partnered with the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA) to complete a meaningful project at Lakeview Cemetery that included restoring and resetting...