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Health Tech Entrepreneur April Koh Joins McLean Board of Trustees

McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a member of Mass General Brigham, is pleased to announce that April Koh, CEO and co-founder of Spring Health, a comprehensive mental health benefit for employers and health plans, has joined the McLean Hospital Board of Trustees. “April...

Spirituality and Mental Health Offer a Different Kind of Healing

While a psychology intern at McLean, David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, was regularly approached by patients wanting to talk to him about God. An orthodox Jew, the yarmulke on his head signaled that he might be available to speak about spiritual matters. He could only advise them to talk to their case...

Board of Visitors Gathers To Reconnect and Learn at Annual Meeting

On Wednesday, May 1, McLean held its 10th annual Board of Visitors meeting. The Board of Visitors (BoV) comes together each spring to connect more deeply around their shared interest in mental health issues and learn about McLean’s role in the field. They delight in this opportunity to engage with...

Horizons – Summer 2024

We are delighted to share our latest edition of Horizons. There is much about legacies in these stories. One family is keeping their loved one’s name alive by investing in a respected clinician and teacher, whose own legacy already is etched in the lives of patients, families, and young clinicians...

The Way Forward: A Historic Moment for McLean Hospital

McLean Hospital has announced the official launch of the public phase of The Way Forward: Campaign for McLean. This is the most ambitious fundraising effort in McLean’s history, with a goal of raising $225 million to transform the hospital’s future. This campaign is not only the largest in McLean’s...

A Living Lab for Dementia Caregivers

A wife had been caring for her husband with dementia at home for four years. She had come to McLean’s geriatric outpatient clinic to find out where to get more help for him. But it soon became apparent that she needed help herself. She was lonely and struggling with making decisions on her own. Her...

Neurotherapeutics Offer Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression

As a young psychiatrist, Stephen J. Seiner, MD, witnessed how effective electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was for some of the depressed patients he encountered during a geriatric fellowship at McLean. “I saw how lifesaving it could be for patients who did not respond to medication,” said Seiner. After...

Honorary Trustee Establishes Fund To Support Hill Center Staff

It started with a phone call. Jeanne Blake, a McLean Hospital honorary trustee, had provided philanthropic support to the Trauma Continuum of Care at the Hill Center. Now, she heard that hospital staff—still weary from the demands of the pandemic—could use a boost. So, she called Milissa Kaufman, MD...

Horizons – Spring 2024

The stories in this edition show that McLean’s mission is expansive—with an array of integrated clinical, research, training, and public education activities geared toward individuals, family members, and the broader community. In this edition, you’ll read about innovative services like...

Comedian, Actor, and Writer John Mulaney Accepts McLean Award

On Friday, November 3, more than 350 supporters and staff of McLean Hospital gathered at Boston’s Intercontinental Hotel for the 2023 Annual Dinner. After a three-year pause on the annual gathering, attendees delighted in the opportunity to reconnect with friends, both old and new, and to celebrate...

Horizons – Winter 2024

We are delighted to share the Winter 2024 edition of Horizons. As always, we seek to share a broad range of stories that highlight the power of philanthropy and volunteerism on both McLean and the field of mental health. We were thrilled to bring back McLean’s Annual Dinner this past November. After...

Celebrating a New Era in Psychiatric Research

“It’s an honor and a responsibility to live up to the traditions of everyone whose work and dreams have been supported by the Rappaport Foundation in the fields of medical research, the arts, and public policy,” said Bill Carlezon, PhD, chief of McLean’s Rappaport Center of Excellence in Basic...

McLean Board of Visitors Convenes in a Day of Learning and Connection

After two years of gathering virtually, the McLean Board of Visitors came together in person on May 3, 2023, for the group’s annual meeting. For many, it was a reunion of sorts—old friends getting reacquainted after a prolonged absence and new members introducing themselves and forming connections...

Understanding Gender Differences in Mental Health Conditions

Late in her medical residency, Amanda Sedgewick, DO, was running treatment groups for women with substance use disorders. Patients would disappear from treatment for weeks at a time and Sedgewick realized they were in abusive relationships—which was keeping them away from the clinic. So, she began...