Library of Publications

Report on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health

June 25, 2019

United Nations

This report elaborates on the critical role of the social and underlying determinants of health in advancing the realization of the right to mental health.

Report on Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care

June 21, 2019

Children’s Mental Health Campaign

This report proposes a multi-pronged strategy to build an effective, sustainable system of Pediatric Behavioral Health Urgent Care to provide earlier intervention while reducing the need for hospitalization.

Middlesex County Restoration Center Commission: Year One Findings and Recommendations

June 21, 2019

Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian & Danna Mauch

This report reviews jail diversion programs in Middlesex County and nationally and summarizes findings and recommendations for improvements to the Massachusetts diversion and behavioral health continuum of care.

2018 Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report

June 21, 2019

Tufts Health Plan Foundation & UMass Boston Gerontology Institute

This report describes health characteristics of Massachusetts older residents and identifies strengths and needs in communities across the Commonwealth.

Access to Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Is a Challenge for Many in Massachusetts

June 21, 2019

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

This brief examines the health care experiences of adults 19 to 64 who sought care for mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders in Massachusetts.

Ready for Reform: Behavioral Health Care in Massachusetts

June 21, 2019

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

This report and companion chart pack describe the current behavioral health care system for children, adolescents, and adults in Massachusetts and outlines a new vision for reform.

People Are Waiting 2009

July 13, 2018

MAMH

The 2009 Edition of the Annual MAMH People Are Waiting Report

People Are Waiting 2007

July 13, 2018

MAMH

The 2007 Edition of the Annual People are Waiting Report

Early Childhood Development: Implications for Policy, Systems and Practice

June 13, 2018

Judge Baker Children's Center

This brief outlines the major implications derived from identified needs, best practices and research in early childhood development, and identifies key strategies for building an effective continuum of care in Massachusetts.

Trends in News Media Coverage of Mental Illness in the United States

January 17, 2018

McGinty et al.

Researchers examine the trends in news media coverage of mental illness from 1995-2014