Her eyes reddened as she spoke and what she said obviously came from a personal place. “It kind of broke my heart because I was seeing it on all sides,” 22-yearold Emily Corbett said as she sat in the comfortable surroundings of the heated office belonging to professor Laurie Ross at Clark University. Ross was to her left. On the opposite side of the table sat 24-year-old Moses Dixon in quiet contemplation. Read more...

Massachusetts mental health advocates and community mental health providers last week called on lawmakers to adopt a series of recommendations outlined in a new report that would steer individuals with mental illness away from the criminal justice system and support funding for those efforts. Read more...

WORCESTER - Tired of scrounging quarters around the house so she could get Oodles of Noodles at the corner store when her mother was too tired, too depressed, too broke or just too overwhelmed to get Robyn Johnston and her five brothers and sisters a meal, Ms. Johnston set out on her own. Read more...