Leading Stories
LGBTQ youth to lose 988 specialized service line
By Eileen Weber
In a leaked budget draft this spring, the Trump administration indicated it was considering cuts to 988 specialized hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth
Much like 911 for...
Campaign aims to de-stigmatize mental health issues among youth
By Danielle Ray
A new campaign aims to de-stigmatize and bring awareness to mental health issues among Boston youth.
Vermont survey: Student mental health is ‘not good’
By Susan Gonsalves
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows middle and high school students in Vermont reporting self-harm and...
Maine launches state’s first Child ACT program
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Services provided for at-risk youth and families
Sweetser has introduced Maine’s first Child Assertive Community Treatment program (Child ACT) to offer mental health...
Effects of social media use on children examined
By Danielle Ray
Mental, physical health can suffer
The potential negative effects of the digital world are...
CT makes recommendations to improve children’s behavioral health
By Eileen Weber
What came first, the increase in children’s mental health issues or the shortage in staff to help...
Virtual reality helps Black autistic youth discuss depression
By Beth Negus Viveiros
A Boston College professor has developed a new virtual reality (VR) tool to help Black youth on the...
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...
Survey shows pandemic added to youth mental health struggle
By Danielle Ray
The pandemic wreaked havoc with so many lives and mental health is just one issue at the forefront with which people of all ages continue to struggle.
According to the...
New Hampshire DOE provides funding to assist summer camps
By Danielle Ray
Pandemic related issues and long-term effects are known to be far reaching and include mental health...