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On November 1, 2025, Susan M. Szulewski, MD, MBA, began her tenure as president and chief operating officer of McLean Hospital, succeeding longtime President and Psychiatrist in Chief Scott L. Rauch, MD. Now, several months into the role, Horizons, McLean’s publication for friends and supporters of...

McLean Hospital is delighted to announce the appointment of Kristine M. Trustey to its Board of Trustees. “Kris brings a strong commitment to advancing mental health care, research, and education, and I could not be more thrilled that she is joining our already stellar board,” said Carol Vallone...

Boston’s InterContinental Hotel shimmered with optimism on December 3, 2025, as friends, donors, staff, and McLean leadership came together to celebrate the culmination of the Hospital’s The Way Forward Campaign. After more than six years of vision, effort, and generosity, the campaign met and...

Maurizio Fava, MD, was named chair of psychiatry for Mass General Brigham (MGB), effective November 1, 2025. Today, he leads a newly integrated psychiatry department—comprising faculty across MGH, Brigham and Women’s, and McLean—with a unified vision for excellence in clinical care, research...

We are only a few months away from the 2026 Ride for Mental Health, and we’re working hard to make this another great event—maybe the best yet. This will be the 10th anniversary of the Ride. It has become a cherished tradition for my family and a growing community of cyclists who value the...

The spring edition of Horizons reflects meaningful milestones and new beginnings at McLean. Last fall, we celebrated the completion of The Way Forward Campaign, an ambitious effort made possible by our generous community. We presented the prestigious McLean Award to Emeritus President and...

Training and education comprise one element of McLean’s tripartite mission, and learning is a unifying thread across all areas of the hospital. At the Nancy and Richard Simches Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the more people we teach, the broader our influence, as our trainees expand...

The Yawkey Foundation has awarded a $2 million grant to McLean Hospital to support the development of the hospital’s new child and adolescent campus—an investment that will help create a more modern and welcoming environment for young people and their families. The new campus will reflect the latest...

McLean’s School Consultation Service (SCS) empowers schools to meet kids where they are: in the classroom. Recognizing that schools are often a child’s most consistent point of contact, the SCS bridges the gap between clinical settings and everyday learning environments by helping teachers, parents...

Throughout its 200-year history, McLean Hospital has been defined by research excellence, marked by a long list of “firsts” in innovation and discovery. In 1888, McLean became the first psychiatric hospital in the United States to establish basic and clinical laboratories to study the biological...

As we share this edition of The Way Forward News, it’s a time of both reflection and renewal at McLean. After nearly two decades of extraordinary leadership, Scott L. Rauch, MD, has concluded his tenure as president and psychiatrist in chief. We are deeply grateful for Rauch’s vision, compassion...

Sometimes an organization is fortunate enough to forge a long-term partnership with a foundation or donor—one that reflects a trusting and collaborative relationship. McLean Hospital’s connection with the Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation is such a bond. A Quarter Century of Philanthropy...

Until the 1980s, treatment for alcohol use was separate from treatment for drug use, and neither had ever been integrated with psychiatric care. Research at McLean Hospital was highly influential in bringing them together as a single therapeutic paradigm. “At that time, offering addiction treatment...

Christine Tebaldi, DNP, MPH, is chief nursing officer at McLean Hospital and vice president of nursing for Mass General Brigham Behavioral and Mental Health. During her nearly 20-year career at McLean, she has filled diverse roles, including guiding a team in the Middle East that was establishing an...

In 2015, Jay and Marilyn Sarles established the Sarles Young Investigator Award for Research on Women and Addiction. The goals of the annual fellowship are right there in the name: to advance the careers of researchers just starting out in the field, and to promote translational and clinical...

This issue begins by celebrating McLean’s groundbreaking work in addiction. You’ll meet the remarkable team in our Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, led by Roger D. Weiss, MD, who are advancing both treatment and research to help countless individuals and families. We also shine a light on...

A little over a decade ago, McLean embarked on a significant effort to adopt a divisional structure and install nationally respected leaders to oversee seven key domains. Three of the divisions focus on diagnoses, including depression and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and substance use...

Built for comfort and elegance more than a century ago, McLean’s Arlington School boasts high ceilings, stained glass windows, and original fireplaces. It was originally constructed as a home for a patient in an era when so-called “cottages” provided a homier, less institutionalized environment...

Sisters Teri Gorsky and Beth Stonebraker are steadfast advocates for McLean, using their personal involvement and philanthropy to help drive meaningful change. Though distinct in personality, they share undeniable common ground: They live just blocks apart in Boston, are both mothers to daughters...

In 2016, McLean Hospital established the Institute for Technology in Psychiatry (ITP), becoming one of the first institutions of its kind to make a major investment in digital health care and research. Leveraging academic and industry partners, along with patients willing to evaluate technology...