Library of Publications

MAMH Testimony in Opposition to H.1694/S.980, An Act to provide critical community health services

July 26, 2023

MAMH

Written testimony in opposition to legislation to impose involuntary outpatient commitment in Massachusetts.

MAMH Testimony in Support of H.1354/S.855, An Act to create and implement a Massachusetts Flexible Supportive Housing Subsidy Pool Program and H.1328/S.873, An Act to transform the Commonwealth’s emergency response system

June 30, 2023

MAMH

Written testimony supporting legislation to expand opportunities for supportive housing for people with behavioral health conditions.

Report of the Community Policing and Behavioral Health Advisory Council in accordance with Section 117 of Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020 and Section 25 of Chapter 19

June 30, 2023

MAMH

This report on the broader crisis response system makes recommendations to help bolster the state’s existing infrastructure to provide more effective crisis response to persons experiencing behavioral health crises.

Massachusetts 911 Call Study: Assessing the Potential to Divert Behavioral Health Calls to Alternative Responses

June 30, 2023

MAMH

This report summarizes findings from a study that analyzed the disposition of a sample of 911 data to identify the number and types of calls that had been or could have been diverted to an alternative, non-law-enforcement response.

MAMH Testimony in support of H.2985, An Act transferring Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health

June 27, 2023

MAMH

Written testimony supporting transfer of operations and oversight of Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health.

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.

Role of Peer Support in Housing

May 13, 2023

MAMH

This report, created for the Department of Mental Health, sought to explore how peer supporters are navigating housing status in the patients they support and whether there is a need for additional support for peer supporters to perform this role.

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.