Children’s mental health is a nuanced, complex field that has only become more essential to appropriately and effectively address since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Boston Medical Center’s committed response to caring for pediatric mental...
“One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has really made clear is that it has increased housing stability from a crisis to now, really, a pandemic in and of itself,” Boston Medical Center pediatrician Megan Sandel, MD, said during her presentation at...
“I feel like I’m losing all control,” said a mother in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). Her child, who had returned from foster care, was struggling with mental and behavioral challenges at home and school. “You’re the only...
Currently, under Massachusetts law, healthcare providers are mandated to report a person to the Department of Children & Families (DCF) for suspected abuse or neglect when they give birth to a baby who was exposed to substances designated as “addictive...
On a map, the thin indigo line of the Fairmount MBTA bisects Boston, running south from the city center through the neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park. The rail line connects some of the city’s most diverse, culturally vibrant, and historic...