Library of Publications

Building Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Employment Outcomes for Individuals With Substance Use Disorders

April 28, 2021

Karin Martinson, Doug McDonald, Amy Berninger, and Kyla Wasserman

This paper explores both the critical need for and promise of strategies that integrate employment and substance use services, as well as the limited evidence on which to build future programming.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Massachusetts Health Care System (Interim Report)

April 25, 2021

Massachusetts Health Policy Commission

This legislatively-mandated interim report focuses on health care utilization and market impacts to date, with a primary focus on calendar year 2020 and the impact of COVID-19.

FY22 House Ways and Means State Budget Amendment Co-Sponsorship Requests

April 22, 2021

Jessica Larochelle

This fact sheet, "FY22 House Ways and Means State Budget Amendment Co-Sponsorship Requests," describes the amendments that need co-sponsorship in the State House to support behavioral health needs in the FY22 budget proposed by the House Ways & Means Committee.

Fact Sheet: Restoration Center, Creating a behavioral health crisis and urgent care center

April 21, 2021

MAMH

This brief document outlines details on creating a behavioral health crisis and urgent care center, and the corresponding line items/sections of the 2022 budget that would fund this center.

Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission Year Three Findings and Recommendations

April 13, 2021

Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission

This Year Three report of the Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission provides a plan for accomplishing the task of piloting a Restoration Center in Middlesex County and legislative recommendations for Year Four of the Commission.

MAMH FY22 Budget Priorities

April 12, 2021

MAMH

MAMH's FY22 budget priorities.

COVID-19 Q & A

April 9, 2021

Center for Public Representation

This Q-and-A and resource list supports people in making an informed decision about whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

3 Realms of ACEs

April 6, 2021

Building Community Resilience Collaborative & Networks

The three realms of Adverse Childhood Experiences include household trauma, community trauma, and environmental trauma.

MAMH FY22 Budget Letter to House Ways & Means Committee

March 30, 2021

MAMH

This March 29,2021 letter to leaders of the MA House Ways & Means Committee outlines MAMH's FY22 budget priorities.

Mind the Workplace 2021

March 16, 2021

Mental Health America

This report analyzes survey data from more than 5,000 workers who responded to Mental Health America's online survey.

Testimony regarding Behavioral Health Care in Correctional Settings

March 9, 2021

Danna Mauch

People with behavioral health conditions are disproportionately represented in Massachusetts jails and prisons. This March 5, 2021 letter to the Corrections Funding Commission highlights MAMH priorities for mental health services in corrections.

Social Security Disability Insurance and Retirement Benefits

March 2, 2021

Stacy Cloyd, Stacy Cloyd, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives

This practice tip from the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives provides an overview of Social Security benefits for retirees and early retirees.