Library of Publications

Next Steps for Addressing Childhood Trauma: Becoming a Trauma-Informed and Responsive Commonwealth

June 26, 2020

Childhood Trauma Task Force

This report summarizes findings and recommendations from the first year of work of the Childhood Trauma Task Force, which was established by the Legislature in 2018 to explore ways to better serve youth who have experienced trauma and are involved with juvenile justice.

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.

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.

Testimony of Children's Mental Health Campaign Supporting Governor's Health Reform Bill

January 28, 2020

Children’s Mental Health Campaign

Danna Mauch delivered CMHC testimony on January 28, 2020, which supports key provisions of H. 2, the Governor's Health Reform bill.

Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report: Highlights

August 14, 2019

UMass Boston Gerontology Institute and Tufts Health Plan Foundation

The Highlights Report presents a snapshot of findings from the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report intended to generate dialogue and action.

MassHealth: The Basics (Facts and Trends)

August 12, 2019

Commonwealth Medicine: University of Massachusetts Medical School

This updated edition of the MassHealth: The Basics chart pack provides new data on MassHealth enrollment and spending from the most recent state fiscal years available, as well as a high-level overview and status update on the state’s delivery system reform efforts.

A Profile of Health among Massachusetts Adults, 2017

July 31, 2019

MA Dept of Public Health

This report summarizes selected results from the combined landline and cell phone portions of the 2017 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of adults aged 18 and older.

Letter Re: Behavioral Health Priorities for the FY20 State Budget

July 26, 2019

MAMH

MAMH letter to Governor Charlie Baker and EOHHS Secretary Marylou Sudders on July 25, 2019 requesting support for budget priorities.

Recommendations to Prevent Mental Health Conditions among Children and Adolescents in Massachusetts

July 23, 2019

MAMH

Presentation to MA Promote Prevent Special Legislative Commission on 9/25/2017 offering recommendations for mental health promotion and prevention strategies.

Understanding Child Trauma

July 21, 2019

National Child Traumatic Stress Institute

This infographic describes the prevalence, signs, and potential consequences of childhood trauma, as well as strategies to promote healthy coping and resilience.

Modifiable Resilience Factors to Childhood Adversity for Clinical Pediatric Practice

July 21, 2019

Flora Traub and Renée Boynton-Jarrett

This 2017 Pediatrics article documents evidence for 5 modifiable resilience factors to improve children's short- and long-term health outcomes.

Suicide Attempts among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults

July 21, 2019

Ann Haas, Philip Rodgers, and Jody Herman

This report by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law describes key findings of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey.