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September 1st, 2025

Mental health effects of cell phone use considered in ban proposals

By Danielle Ray

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are moving forward with a bill to ban cell phone use during the school day....

January 5th, 2024

Youth trauma, staffing shortages impacting residential schools

By Phyllis Hanlon

Increased drug use also a factor
The American Psychological Association’s latest “Stress in...

November 10th, 2023

Program helps with transition back to school for students with mental health issues

By Danielle Ray

More than 250 schools in Massachusetts and largely across the East Coast have adopted the Bridge for...

May 3rd, 2023

How can psychologists help kids in aftermath of school shootings?

By Andrew Cromarty

The recent episode of gun violence at The Covenant School in Nashville, TN, that ended the lives of three students and three teachers marked the 19th school shooting of 2023....

January 10th, 2023

Residential schools: Still riding the pandemic wave

By Phyllis Hanlon

The arrival of the pandemic early in 2020 prompted residential schools to overcome significant challenges...

April 13th, 2021

Massachusetts launches schools’ initiative to address mental health

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...

April 19th, 2020