Library of Publications

2017 Massachusetts State Health Assessment

July 31, 2019

MA Dept of Public Health

MA Department of Public Health staff worked in collaboration with other state agencies, along with a diverse set of stakeholders and organizations from across the state, to develop this comprehensive narrative on the health status of the residents of Massachusetts.

Recommendations to Prevent Mental Health Conditions among Children and Adolescents in Massachusetts

July 23, 2019

MAMH

Presentation to MA Promote Prevent Special Legislative Commission on 9/25/2017 offering recommendations for mental health promotion and prevention strategies.

Testimony to Bar Discrimination against Parents with Disabilities in Juvenile and Family Court Proceedings

July 22, 2019

MAMH

MAMH written testimony provided July 23, 2019 in support of legislation to prohibit discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings.

Understanding Child Trauma

July 21, 2019

National Child Traumatic Stress Institute

This infographic describes the prevalence, signs, and potential consequences of childhood trauma, as well as strategies to promote healthy coping and resilience.

Modifiable Resilience Factors to Childhood Adversity for Clinical Pediatric Practice

July 21, 2019

Flora Traub and Renée Boynton-Jarrett

This 2017 Pediatrics article documents evidence for 5 modifiable resilience factors to improve children's short- and long-term health outcomes.

Suicide Attempts among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults

July 21, 2019

Ann Haas, Philip Rodgers, and Jody Herman

This report by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law describes key findings of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey.

Testimony of Designees to the Restrictive Housing Oversight Committee on Proposed Regulations

July 19, 2019

Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts

Joint testimony of members of the Department of Corrections' Restrictive Housing Oversight Committee requesting significant amendments to emergency regulations that would affect the RHOC's ability to meet its legislative mandate.

Youth Violence in Massachusetts 2009-2017 PowerPoint

July 11, 2019

MDESE and MDPH

PowerPoint presentation discussing youth violence in MA.

2019 Massachusetts Housing Profile

July 11, 2019

National Low Income Housing Coalition

Infographic describing the affordability and availability of housing for low-income individuals in the state.

Youth Violence in Massachusetts 2009-2017 Summary Data

July 11, 2019

MDESE and MDPH

Data from the MA Youth Risk Behavior Survey and MA Youth Health Survey around violence.

BHECON Co-Occurring Disorders

July 11, 2019

MAMH

Infographic on statistics for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders MAMH created for the Behavioral Health & Economics Network (BHECON).

Environmental Scan of Older Adult Behavioral Health: Training & Advocacy Implications

July 11, 2019

MAMH

Executive Summary of the Environmental Scan of Older Adult Behavioral Health: Training and Advocacy Implications report compiled by MAMH.