Library of Publications

MAMH Letter to House Conferees on the FY24 State Budget

June 6, 2023

MAMH

Letter to the House Conference Committee members detailing MAMH's support for behavioral health priorities in the FY24 State Budget.

MAMH Letter to Senate Conferees on FY24 State Budget

June 6, 2023

MAMH

Letter to the Senate Conference Committee members detailing MAMH's support for behavioral health priorities in the FY24 State Budget.

MAMH Testimony in support of H.1275/S.829, An Act establishing a behavioral health workforce center of excellence

May 30, 2023

MAMH

Written testimony supporting the creation of a centralized entity at a state or community college to analyze data and coordinate response to the current behavioral health workforce crisis.

MAMH Testimony in support of H.984/S.631, An Act relative to access to care for serious mental illness, H.941, An Act relative to utilization review, and S.677, An Act relative to prescription drug utilization review

May 16, 2023

MAMH

Written testimony supporting three bills would prevent people with severe and disabling mental health conditions from having to go through utilization management requirements that hinder their access to medication regimes that support their recovery.

MAMH FY24 House Ways & Means Committee Budget Amendments Letter

April 20, 2023

MAMH

Letter to the House Ways & Means Committee detailing the FY24 House budget amendments MAMH supports.

MAMH FY24 Budget Letter to House Ways & Means Committee

March 22, 2023

MAMH

A letter to the House Ways & Means Committee detailing MAMH's FY24 budget priorities.

An Inventory of Programs & Policies to Enhance Recruitment & Retention of the Behavioral Health Workforce in Massachusetts

January 31, 2023

Massachusetts Association for Mental Health; NRI, Inc.

This inventory and summary report highlight policies, programs, and incentives available to recruit, retain, expand, and sustain the behavioral health workforce in Massachusetts. The report provides key findings, analysis, and recommendations.

MAMH Comments on 130 CMR 461.000: Community Support Program Services (1115 Waiver Renewal Implementation)

January 31, 2023

MAMH

Letter to the MA Executive Office of Health and Human Serivces providing comments regarding implementation of the most recent MassHealth 1115 waiver demonstration renewal.

MAMH 2022 Annual Report

January 26, 2023

MAMH

Throughout 2022, MAMH took advantage of the new attention to mental health to help secure record funding increases and launch significant new programs across diverse mental health priorities. Learn more about these successes in our 2022 Annual Report.

Suicide Data Trends in Massachusetts, 2020

January 26, 2023

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Summary of 2020 data on suicides in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Teen Mental Health First Aid: School Board Members Survey

January 25, 2023

Mental Health First Aid

Summary of findings from Mental Health First Aid's national survey of school board members which found that youth mental health is the most pressing issue facing schools and students.

MAMH Testimony providing funding recommendations for the Behavioral Health Trust Fund in Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022

December 20, 2022

Danna Mauch

Written testimony providing funding recommendations for the Behavioral Health Trust Fund in Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022.