Library of Publications

Testimony in support of H.1135/S.709, An Act for supportive care for serious mental illness, and H.1276/S.703, An Act relative to Community Behavioral Health Centers

October 31, 2025

MAMH

Testimony submitted by MAMH and Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC) in support of H.1135/S.709 and H.1276/S.703 to members of the Joint Committee on Financial Services.

Testimony in support of H. 2198, An Act reducing emergency department boarding and H. 2199, An Act ending unnecessary hospitalizations

October 31, 2025

MAMH

Testimony submitted jointly by MAMH and Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (MHLAC). These bills establish basic, legal safeguards for people involuntarily detained under Section 12(a).

Symposium Summary: Collaboration Between Community Behavioral Health Providers and Schools

July 17, 2025

MAMH

This document summarizes a full day symposium held in November 2024 where attendees discussed the importance of partnerships between providers and schools to provide timely and effective behavioral health services for students who may be at risk of crisis.

Proposed Legislation that Advances Tele-Behavioral Health in Schools

July 8, 2025

MAMH

An MAMH policy summary detailing proposed legislation to advance effective, sustainable, and scalable tele-behavioral health programs in schools in the Commonwealth, and positive implications for the broader Massachusetts behavioral health delivery service system.

Written Testimony in Support of H.2221/S.1384, An Act relative to student mental health

June 30, 2025

MAMH

MAMH testimony strong urging passage of H.2221 and S.1384, An Act relative to student mental health filed June 30, 2025.

Written Testimony to Increase Primary Care Expenditures

June 3, 2025

MAMH

MAMH submitted testimony to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing in support of bills that would increase primary care expenditures as a percentage of total health care expenditures.

Comments to MassHealth re: Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)

June 2, 2025

MAMH

MAMH with MHLAC submitted comments to MassHealth on draft regulations 130 CMR 464.000: Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT). We support the expansion of PACT programs through the creation of a MassHealth fee-for-service program.

Protecting Progress: The Impact of Proposed Budget Cuts on Behavioral Health Services in MA

March 31, 2025

MAMH and the Children's Mental Health Campaign (CMHC)

This slide deck is from the CMHC and MAMH webinar, "Protecting Progress," which discussed proposed FY26 state budget cuts and their far-reaching consequences for people with behavioral health conditions, their families, and communities across the Commonwealth.

MAMH FY26 Budget Letter to the Joint Committee on Ways & Means

February 28, 2025

MAMH

A letter to the Ways & Means Committees detailing MAMH's FY26 budget priorities.

2024 MAMH Annual Report

February 19, 2025

MAMH

MAMH celebrates progress made in the 2024 Annual Report.

Tele-Behavioral Health for Middle and High School Students: Best Practices and Policy Considerations for Massachusetts

January 28, 2025

MAMH

MAMH's new report explores the potential of tele-behavioral health programs in schools to improve access to mental health care, highlighting best practices, equity concerns, and policy considerations for sustainable services for middle and high school students.

The FY25 Massachusetts State Budget Brief: Implications for People Living with Behavioral Health Conditions

December 19, 2024

Kate Alicante, MAMH Senior Policy Research Associate

This brief examines the provisions in the FY25 Massachusetts State Budget that will affect individuals with behavioral health conditions and their families.