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Library of Publications

Behavioral Health Crisis and Diversion from the Criminal Justice System: A Model for Effective Community Response

June 16, 2021

Bren Manaugh

Involvement in the criminal justice system compounds the challenges faced by people with behavioral health issues, interrupting access to benefits, treatment relationships and routines and other sources of support and stability, and making them vulnerable to trauma.

Criminal Legal System Diversion: Creating a Behavioral Health Emergency Response System

May 13, 2021

MAMH

We know that the involvement of police can escalate a behavioral health crisis, causing fear or triggering trauma reactions. Yet individuals experiencing a crisis and their families often find themselves with nowhere to turn but 911.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

MAMH 2020 Annual Report

January 1, 2021

MAMH

MAMH's 2020 Annual Report summarizes the ways in which MAMH addressed its strategic goals: 1) advocate; 2) disseminate knowledge and educate policymakers; and 3) ensure access to effective services.