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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 examples of how the pandemic has affected children. Now more than ever,...

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 disabilities, the COVID-19 related stoppage has been devastating. In an effort...

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 in 2021 and found that 76 percent of schools are operating at a...

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 or even doctor’s offices in many cases. But that doesn’t mean...

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, continues to impact our daily work and personal lives. And, with the rise...

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 being lifted, there is more relaxed social distancing, and people 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...

April 13th, 2021

Do psychologists have unique role in helping country heal?

By Catherine Robertson Souter

With the near-universal hardships and losses of the pandemic that have affected us all in some way, Americans are feeling stress and anxiety across the board. Yet, rather...

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