Let’s Help Haiti 

Let’s Help Haiti 

The death toll in Haiti continues to rise in the wake of Hurricane Matthew,  with over 1,000 lives confirmed lost, and exponentially more suffering as roads turned to rivers, buildings crumbled, and entire crops were wiped out. I returned from Miragoane just...
Reporting in from #Safe2016DC

Reporting in from #Safe2016DC

Hi all – I arrived at the #Safe2016DC conference in time to join a workshop featuring Dr. Jeff Brodsky, President/Founder of JOY International. They team up with local law enforcement agencies and healthcare and social workers to RESCUE victims – mostly...
9/11 Reflections

9/11 Reflections

Of course, we all remember where we were the morning of last September 11th. I was sitting on the 28th floor of State Street building in Boston attending a monthly Board meeting for Boston’s Healthcare for the Homeless Program. Peter Meade, WBZ’s political analyst,...
Refugees and Mental Health

Refugees and Mental Health

I recently was invited to speak on a panel organized by the new NGO Committee on Mental Health at the United Nations. The title of the session was, ‘Refugees and Mental Health.’ After giving this some thought, I accepted the invitation and began my preparation. I...