Library of Publications

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.

Testimony in support of preserving gains in telebehavioral health

July 22, 2020

MAMH

Letter dated July 16, 2020 to legislators urging continued access to telebehavioral health after the expiration of Governor Baker’s March 15, 2020 Order expanding access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Telehealth for Families and Youth: What's Their Take?

June 29, 2020

Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

This 2020 report summarizes responses from 202 families and 30 youth/young adults regarding the use of telehealth to deliver mental health services.

Protecting our Children’s Well-Being During Covid-19: Recommendations for Supporting Children and Families Who Have Experienced Trauma and Stress During the Pandemic

June 26, 2020

Childhood Trauma Task Force

This report provides findings and recommendations resulting from the Child Trauma Task Force's research on post-disaster trauma and analysis of the Commonwealth’s capacity to meet children’s mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Letter in Support of H.4531, An Act ensuring access to addiction services

June 19, 2020

Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts

Letter dated June 18, 2020 to Joint Committee on Health Care Financing urging adoption of H.4531, which would end the incarceration of patients civilly committed for substance use treatment under Section 35.

Estimated COVID-19 Behavioral Health Outcomes: Research in Perspective to Inform Action to Mitigate Morbidity and Mortality

June 18, 2020

Danna Mauch, Catia Sharp (MAMH)

In this policy brief, MAMH projects that the recession we have entered because of COVID-19 social distancing efforts will increase deaths from suicide and overdose between 12 and 60 percent in Massachusetts.

Section 8 Made Simple

June 9, 2020

Emily Cooper & Lisa Sloane, Technical Assistance Collaborative

This 2016 revision of Section 8 Made Simple focuses on how to help people with disabilities gain access to the Section 8 program.

Medicaid Supportive Housing Services Crosswalk

June 9, 2020

CSH (Corporation for Supportive Housing)

This 2017 Medicaid Supportive Housing Services Crosswalk examines the extent to which New Mexico’s Medicaid program aligns with supportive housing services for adults with significant housing and service needs.

Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission Year Two Findings and Recommendations

May 21, 2020

Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission

This Year Two report of the Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission submits findings from a planning process to design a restoration center in Middlesex County.

Estimated Emergency and Observational/Quarantine Bed Need for the US Homeless Population Related to COVID-19 Exposure by County; Projected Hospitalizations, Intensive Care Units and Mortality

March 24, 2020

Dennis Culhane, Dan Treglia, Ken Steif, Randall Kuhn, and Thomas Byrne

This March, 2020 study estimates that COVID-19 is likely to cause at least 21,000 hospitalizations and 3,400 deaths among the 500,000 homeless single adults in the United States and includes a county-by-county estimate of additional shelter beds needed.

National Guidelines for Crisis Care: A Best Practice Toolkit

February 26, 2020

SAMHSA

The SAMHSA National Guidelines for Crisis Care: A Best Practice Toolkit advances national guidelines in crisis care within a toolkit that supports program design, development, implementation and continuous quality improvement efforts.

Press Statement: Senate Bill 2519, An Act Addressing Barriers to Care for Mental Health

February 13, 2020

MAMH

Press statement by MAMH and the Children's Mental Health Campaign describing support for the Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care (S.2519), comprehensive mental health legislation.