Library of Publications

Guide for Sharing Lived Experience

January 19, 2021

PsychHub (Emily St. Amant and Abigail Asper)

This guide, developed by PsychHub, provides insights for the sharing of lived experience as a mean to address to trauma and combat its stigma.

Bill Summary: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021

January 6, 2021

MAMH

This 1-page fact sheet provides a summary of key behavioral health funding included in pandemic relief legislation signed into law on December 27, 2020.

Bill Summary: An Act promoting a resilient health care system that puts patients first

January 6, 2021

MAMH

This 1-page fact sheet provides a summary of key telehealth provisions included in Massachusetts health reform legislation signed into law on Jan. 1, 2021.

Visioning the Future of Gerontological Digital Social Work

December 23, 2020

George Mois and Karen L. Fortuna

Gerontological Social Work education has been substantially altered by the advancement of today’s digital technologies, influencing both the training and tools required to ensure student success in social work research, policy, and practice.

Behavioral Health Workforce Report

December 21, 2020

SAMHSA

This 2020 SAMHSA report shows the contrast between providers that are currently available versus what SAMHSA believes is needed to address the mental health issues faced by millions of Americans.

A Unified Vision for Transforming Mental Health and Substance Use Care

December 16, 2020

Coalition of National Mental Health Advocacy Organizations

A coalition of the nation’s leading mental health advocacy organizations and professional associations call for policy, programs and standards that prioritize mental health care and address the social and economic conditions that contribute to mental health conditions.

Job Posting: Network of Care Massachusetts Program Assistant

November 20, 2020

MAMH

MAMH is hiring a Program Assistant for Network of Care Massachusetts. Please submit your resume and cover letter to admin@mamh.org. Thank you.

DMH Rental Subsidy Program Action Alert

November 3, 2020

MAMH

Fourteen organizations sign-on in support of funding the DMH Rental Subsidy Program at $3M above the Governor's FY21 budget proposal. This request fills a $2M shortfall in the Governor's proposal and expands the program by $1M to help 71 additional individuals. ​

The Ruderman White Paper on Law Enforcement Use of Force and Disability

November 2, 2020

Ruderman Family Foundation

Disabled individuals make up a third to half of all people killed by law enforcement officers and most of those killed in use-of-force cases that attract widespread attention.

How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging

October 30, 2020

Tiffany Clarke, Melissa Oomer, Victor Tavarez

This report offers insights from communities’ response during the coronavirus pandemic and demonstrates their nimbleness in creating more inclusive and equitable systems to support older people.

Just and Well: Rethinking How States Approach Competency to Stand Trial

October 29, 2020

Council on State Governments

This report focuses on how to improve outcomes for individuals with behavioral health disorders who enter the justice system but are found not competent to stand trial.

MAMH FY21 Budget Letter to Legislature

October 26, 2020

MAMH

This Oct. 26, 2020 letter to the Legislature outlines MAMH's FY21 budget priorities in response to Governor Baker's revised H2 budget, released in October.