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Why Gender-Affirming Care Matters—and How McLean Is Leading the Way

For transgender and nonbinary individuals, accessing gender-affirming mental health care isn’t just about comfort—it’s often a matter of survival. Studies consistently show that gender-affirming care—care that respects and supports a person’s gender identity—can significantly reduce depression...

Kristine M. Trustey Joins McLean Board of Trustees

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...

Celebrating a Transformational Moment for McLean

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...

When Healers Share, Healing Spreads

The recent New York Times feature on dissociative identity disorder (DID) did something rare. It approached a complex and often misunderstood diagnosis with care, nuance, and humanity. Rather than relying on caricature or sensationalism, it centered the lived experiences of people navigating DID and...

Susan M. Szulewski, MD, MBA, Selected as Chief Medical Officer for McLean

Following a nationwide search, Susan M. Szulewski, MD, MBA, has been selected as the chief medical officer for McLean Hospital and vice president of Medical Affairs for Mass General Brigham Behavioral and Mental Health (MGB-BMH), effective November 1. In this new position, Szulewski, who is...

Susan M. Szulewski, MD, Named 2022 Recipient of the Jonathon O. Cole Award

Susan M. Szulewski, MD, McLean’s associate chief medical officer and medical director of the Clinical Evaluation Center, was recently awarded the prestigious 2022 Jonathan O. Cole Award. The annual award—established in 2006, thanks to a gift from the Fleetwing Charitable Foundation—honors Dr. Cole...

Facing the COVID Crisis

In early spring 2020, McLean President and Psychiatrist in Chief Scott L. Rauch, MD, predicted that across the country, the COVID-19 medical surge would be closely followed by a second life-threatening surge—one focused on the need for urgent psychiatric care. By mid-May, the demand for psychiatric...

A Passion for Improving the Process of Mental Health Care

When Susan Szulewski, MD, was a medical student, she noticed how difficult it was for patients to navigate the cumbersome and confusing processes of the health care system—and she was inspired to do something about it. “I was on rotation at Mass General in their acute psychiatric service,” she...