Library of Publications

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.

Network of Care MA and Behavioral Health Trust Fund Fact Sheet (FY23 Budget)

April 20, 2022

MAMH

MAMH fact sheet to support a "front door" to behavioral health treatment in the fiscal year 2023 House Ways and Means state budget.

A Consensus Approach and Recommendations for the Creation of a Comprehensive Crisis Response System

November 18, 2021

CEO Collaborative

MAMH joined 14 other mental health professional organizations, advocacy groups, and funders in releasing a consensus plan to guide implementation of 988, a new crisis hotline scheduled to go online nationwide in July 2022.

Role of Peer Supporters in Housing

September 30, 2021

MAMH

This report summarizes findings from a statewide workgroup on the role of peer supporters in helping people find and keep housing.

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.

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.

MAMH FY22 Budget Priorities

April 12, 2021

MAMH

MAMH's FY22 budget priorities.

Paul Summergrad, MD, on the State of Psychiatry

January 31, 2021

Awais Aftab and Paul Summergrad

The January 2021 issue of Current Psychiatry features an interview with MAMH Board member and former American Psychiatric Association president Paul Summergrad.

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 FY21 Budget Letter to Legislature

October 26, 2020

MAMH

This Oct. 26, 2020 letter to the Legislature outlines MAMH's FY21 budget priorities in response to Governor Baker's revised H2 budget, released in October.

Testimony Describing Trends in Behavioral Health and Behavioral Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

October 23, 2020

MAMH

This testimony dated Oct. 23, 2020 describes the behavioral health impact of COVID-19 and calls for increased investment in behavioral health prevention, treatment, and supportive services.

Defining “Peer Support”: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research

October 11, 2020

Darby Penney

This 2018 article reviews recent literature on peer support among people with psychiatric diagnoses in the United States.