The rights of children are focus of Bar Association conference at HLS
In the United States, a child is born into poverty every 36 seconds. Every six hours, an American child dies of neglect or abuse. And every year, the number of children in abuse investigations could...
View ArticleMendelson, substance abuse research pioneer, 77
Jack H. Mendelson, director of McLean Hospital’s Clinical Research Program on Substance Abuse, co-director of its Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center (ADARC), and professor of psychiatry...
View ArticleRoutine screening test examines substance abuse prevalence among teens
Approximately 15 percent of teens receiving routine outpatient medical care in a New England primary care network had positive results on a substance abuse screening test, according to a report in the...
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Ryan Travia recognized for Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisers program Harvard’s Director of Alcohol and Other Drug Services Ryan M. Travia was named one of five “National Outstanding Advisers” at a...
View ArticleHUHS Office of Alcohol & Other Drug Services named prevention leader
The Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) Office of Alcohol & Other Drug Services (AODS) was named this year’s “Outstanding Leader in Prevention” by the city of Cambridge. The award recognizes...
View ArticleCongressmen highlight challenges of mental illness, substance abuse
In 2008, 54 million Americans suffered with mental illness; 35,000 Americans committed suicide due to untreated depression; and 180,000 people died as a direct result of an untreated addiction....
View ArticleJack H. Mendelson
Jack H. Mendelson, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry (Neuroscience) at Harvard Medical School and Co-Director of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center at McLean Hospital died on August 15, 2007,...
View ArticleHarvard University Police Department releases security report
The Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) is committed to assisting all members of the Harvard community in providing for their own safety and security. Harvard’s annual security report,...
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ADHD linked to substance abuse risk
Analysis of data from two long-term studies of the impact of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) on the development of psychiatric disorders in young adults confirms that ADHD alone...
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Alcohol abuse after weight loss surgery?
A small group of scientists gathered last week at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to share ideas about a medical mystery: the increasing evidence that some types of weight loss surgery...
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LaBrie, 76, substance abuse researcher affiliated with HMS
Richard Anthony LaBrie, 76, of Watertown, who long held an affiliation with Harvard Medical School (HMS), died Dec. 31, 2014. LaBrie, a former Cambridge resident, served in several capacities at...
View ArticleMcLean-sponsored summit seeks strategies for fighting opioid epidemic
Representatives from government, law enforcement, health care, and community-focused nonprofits gathered in Boston this month to discuss the opioid epidemic devastating families across the country. The...
View ArticleReimagining Indigenous mental health care
Native American communities face a higher rate of myriad mental health conditions and related issues, including substance abuse, trauma, and suicide, and counseling and other conventional services may...
View Article20 years post-invasion, many Iraq veterans haven’t found peace
On March 20, 2003, a U.S.-led military coalition invaded Iraq, toppling the government of Saddam Hussein before a fierce insurgency rose up to oppose Western forces. As the fighting unfolded over eight...
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