4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1124+ words) Shockwaves rippled through Massachusetts on Wednesday after the federal agency overseeing mental health and addiction treatment abruptly terminated hundreds of grants nationwide, threatening programs that serve children, people with substance use disorders, and some of the state's most vulnerable residents....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (690+ words) With many school districts facing a financial squeeze this year, the Healey administration awarded $3.2 million in grants for 58 school districts to expand behavioral and mental health services. Prioritizing mental health in schools should be a "no brainer," Secretary of Education…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1390+ words) Humans come up with all sorts of avoidance strategies to turn the volume down on fear and anxiety. Afraid of dogs? Avoid dog parks. Afraid of heights? No glass elevators for you. Nervous about sending an email to your manager?...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (763+ words) I went to Thailand, man!" Smith recalled with a grin, describing the first time he strapped on a VR device and was transported to the lush landscapes and bustling markets of Southeast Asia. A Los Angeles-based nonprofit is bringing the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1009+ words) Good morning. The killing of a Boston philanthropist and his dog has renewed questions about the relationship between mental illness and violent crime " and what should be done in response. I was on the Orange Line a few weeks ago…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (571+ words) PROVIDENCE " Two years after the state child advocate reported finding abuse and neglect at St. Mary's Home for Children, the state has purchased the shuttered property, aiming to open a new psychiatric residential treatment facility for youths. The state closed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (420+ words) An apparent murder-suicide in a Lawrence apartment on Saturday was the final chapter in a relationship beset by violence, including an attempted strangulation last year, according to court records and Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker's office. Euridiana Ramirez Sanz was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (311+ words) This connection offers opportunities for exploration, learning, and expanding developmental horizons. These coordinated experiences with parents are crucial for early brain development. In fact, in the first 5 years of life, children's brains produce a million new neural connections every second:…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (298+ words) My grief from the shooting on Dec. 13. at Brown University has hardened into frustration and anger. Just a month earlier, I had written a cultural reflection on the horror of mass shootings and the trauma of Generation Z, which ran…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (24+ words) Even white men get the blues'The Boston Globe Cory Oldweiler is a freelance writer. The Rest of Our Lives Summit Books, 240 pages, $28...