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Library of Publications

Testimony in Support of H.203, An Act relative to transparency in behavioral health boarding

January 28, 2022

Danna Mauch

Testimony presented in January, 2022, to Chair Finn, Chair Gomez, and Honorable Members of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities in support of H.203.

Testimony dated June 28, 2021 in support of an act to ensure the constitutional rights and human dignity of prisoners on mental health watch.

June 25, 2021

MAMH

A November, 2020 report by the U.S. Department of Justice identified constitutional violations and serious concerns regarding the treatment of individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Massachusetts prisons.

MAMH FY22 Budget Letter to House Ways & Means Committee

March 30, 2021

MAMH

This March 29,2021 letter to leaders of the MA House Ways & Means Committee outlines MAMH's FY22 budget priorities.

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.

Mental Health Peer Support Workforce Designline

October 11, 2020

Jessica Wolf and Waymon Harrold (SAMHSA Mental Health Technology Transfer Center)

This graphic design timeline aims to increase awareness of the rich history, context, and challenges of the mental health peer support workforce.

Disability, Ethics, and Health Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 1, 2020

Maya Sabatello, Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Katherine E. McDonald, and Paul S. Appelbaum

This article considers key ethical, legal, and medical dilemmas arising for people with disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights Implications

April 17, 2020

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

The wide-ranging measures EU member governments put in place to control the spread of COVID-19 changed daily life in ways that were unthinkable at the start of 2020.

Letter to Gov. Baker Urging Non-Discriminatory Access to Life-Saving Treatment

March 26, 2020

MAMH and Center for Public Representation

Letter dated March 26, 2020 to MA Gov. Charlie Baker and other senior state leaders urging non-discriminatory access to life-saving medical care for people with disabilities across the lifespan who contract COVID-19.