Library of Publications

Fact Sheet on Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care

February 7, 2020

MA Senate

Fact sheet prepared by the MA Senate summarizing key provisions of the Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care (S.2519), comprehensive mental health legislation reported out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee on Feb. 6, 2020.

Results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Graphics from the Key Findings Report

August 26, 2019

SAMHSA

This SAMHSA PPT slide deck provides a summary of key findings from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

August 26, 2019

SAMHSA

This SAMHSA report provides a summary of the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), with data on the incidence in the U.S. of mental health and substance use conditions for adults and adolescents.

Youth Violence in Massachusetts 2009-2017 Summary Data

July 11, 2019

MDESE and MDPH

Data from the MA Youth Risk Behavior Survey and MA Youth Health Survey around violence.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report 2007–2017

July 11, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The data tables and trends report from the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools

June 25, 2019

SAMHSA

This toolkit assists high schools and school districts in designing and implementing strategies to prevent suicide and promote behavioral health.

SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach

June 21, 2019

SAMHSA

This paper provides a working concept of trauma and a trauma-informed approach to advance a shared understanding of these concepts.

Northampton Consent Decree

July 11, 2018

US District Court for the District of Massachusetts