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09/16/2025

I have been reading a lot of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a French Jesuit priest, geologist, paleontologist, and philosopher who was active in his career during the first half of the 20th century. I first heard of Teilhard in my college years, but one of the great pleasures of retirement is having ti...

09/16/2025

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into mental health care, clinicians are weighing both its promise and risks. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are already being used by patients outside clinical supervision, raising questions about safety, particularly for individu...

09/16/2025

It has been 26 years since the Columbine High School massacre and in late August, children were gunned down in Minneapolis while praying in a church at the start of the school year. Mass shootings at schools, workplaces, and houses of worship have escalated, with fatal incidents averaging 25 per yea...

09/16/2025

Most therapists will agree that running a private practice solely on private pay is ideal. Even though working with health insurance can provide greater access to clients, the private practitioner is often left dealing with changing benefits, increasing deductibles, and long calls with insurance com...

09/16/2025

Deep cuts and massive layoffs to federal agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Veterans Administration have not only eliminated thousands of jobs, but also an estimated $12 billion in mental health care fundi...

09/15/2025

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are moving forward with a bill to ban cell phone use during the school day. " More than half-a-dozen proposals currently sit on Beacon Hill. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills including legislation supported by Massac...

09/15/2025

CT lawmakers push for input following Trinity Health closures This summer, Trinity Health of New England is closing two outpatient mental health programs in Hartford, raising concerns about continuity of care for patients with ongoing psychiatric needs.The programs have long served as key access poi...

09/15/2025

A new study has found that addictive use of technology such as social media, video games, or mobile phones is a factor in worsening mental health among preteens. In the study, conducted by Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine, nearly 4,300 children’s soc...

09/14/2025

One of my fondest memories of my work in healthcare is of a colleague who led our department as the point person for occupational safety. He took the role seriously and shepherded our department on a field trip to investigate stairway exits that were out of view and thus unknown by the majority. The...

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