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January 9th, 2022

$5 million grant to expand mental health services at Wheeler clinics

By New England Psychologist Staff

The pandemic has had a profound effect on mental health.
To help address some of that impact,...

January 8th, 2022

Study on Connecticut school-based health centers on pause

By Eileen Weber

Social isolation. Remote learning. Job loss. Sickness and death of family members. These are just a few...

January 7th, 2022

Additional school year legislation filed in wake of pandemic

By Phyllis Hanlon

Interruptions in schooling can result in academic setbacks for students. For some students with...

January 6th, 2022

Pandemic-related teacher shortage triggers academic changes

By Phyllis Hanlon

The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS) conducted a staffing survey...

January 5th, 2022

COVID-19 has impact on staffing, long-term effects on patients

By Eileen Weber

The fear of getting infected with COVID-19 kept many people at home—no trips to the hospital or clinics...

October 2nd, 2021

Research: Financial incentives may help prompt vaccinations

By New England Psychologist Staff

Cold hard cash may be one way to get those people who still have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their shots.

That was the takeaway from a team of...

September 4th, 2021

To open or not: Clinicians face plethora of challenges in wake of pandemic

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Eighteen months in, the pandemic we once believed would be over in a few weeks or months at the most,...

July 11th, 2021

The end of the pandemic

By John Grohol, Psy.D.

At least here in New England, the end of the pandemic is in sight. Masks are no longer needed, and there’s a certain sense of relief that perhaps the worst is behind...

July 9th, 2021

U.S. workers not so keen on heading back to the office

By Eileen Weber

Slowly, a glimmer of what life was like before the pandemic is starting to emerge. Mask mandates are...

June 26th, 2021

Advocates, legislators address children’s mental health crisis

By Catherine Robertson Souter

The true toll of this pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents may take decades to fully understand. Young people can be resilient but the academic and social...