Library of Publications

Massachusetts Spending Plan to Promote COVID-19 Recovery: Impact on People with Behavioral Health Conditions

December 22, 2021

MAMH

This analysis of H.4269, An Act Relative to Immediate COVID-19 Recovery Needs (Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2021), describes Massachusetts' plan to allocate nearly $4 billion in federal and state funding.

Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory

December 13, 2021

U.S. Surgeon General

A Surgeon General’s Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health, released in December 2021, outlines a series of recommendations to improve youth mental health and empower youth to recognize, manage, and learn from difficult emotions.

Testimony in Support of H.3962, An act relative to ending unnecessary hospitalizations and reducing emergency department boarding

November 23, 2021

Danna Mauch

Testimony dated November 22, 2021 in support of H.3962, An act relative to ending unnecessary hospitalizations and reducing emergency department boarding.

Testimony in Support of S.107, An Act Relative to Child ED Boarding

October 29, 2021

Danna Mauch

Testimony dated October 29, 2021 in support of support of S.107, An Act Relative to Child ED Boarding.

Testimony in Support of H.616/S.292, Mental Health Education

September 13, 2021

MAMH

Testimony dated Sept. 13, 2021 in support of H.616/S.292 promoting mental health education in K-12 schools.

Testimony in Support of the THRIVES Act, Mental Health Education, and PACT for Youth

June 16, 2021

MAMH

Testimony dated June 16, 2021 in support of mental health education provisions of H.2084, which focuses on public health issues related to adolescents, and H.2108/S.1286, which would create a pilot PACT program for children.

Homelessness and Older Adults (Fact Sheet)

May 10, 2021

MAMH

Fifty percent of chronically homeless individuals are between 51 and 61 years of age.

MAMH FY22 Budget Priorities

April 12, 2021

MAMH

MAMH's FY22 budget priorities.

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.

Social Security Disability Insurance and Retirement Benefits

March 2, 2021

Stacy Cloyd, Stacy Cloyd, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives

This practice tip from the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives provides an overview of Social Security benefits for retirees and early retirees.

Visioning the Future of Gerontological Digital Social Work

December 23, 2020

George Mois and Karen L. Fortuna

Gerontological Social Work education has been substantially altered by the advancement of today’s digital technologies, influencing both the training and tools required to ensure student success in social work research, policy, and practice.

How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging

October 30, 2020

Tiffany Clarke, Melissa Oomer, Victor Tavarez

This report offers insights from communities’ response during the coronavirus pandemic and demonstrates their nimbleness in creating more inclusive and equitable systems to support older people.