Library of Publications

MAMH 2019 Annual Report

March 30, 2020

MAMH's 2019 Annual Report summarizes key ways in which MAMH meets its strategic goals: 1) advocate; 2) disseminate knowledge and educate policymakers; and 3) ensure access to effective services.

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

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.

Supporting Student Mental Health: Resources to Prepare Educators

February 20, 2020

National School Mental Health Resource Center and MHTTC Network

The MHTTC Network and National Center for School Mental Health collaborated on an overview of educator mental health literacy needs, including an annotated list of existing resources to support educators working to improve the mental health literacy of their students.

Toxic Stress, Behavioral Health, and the Next Major Era in Public Health

January 6, 2020

Andrea Blanch, David Shern, Sarah Steverman

A public health approach to reducing toxic stress will include strategies for preventing or reducing extreme stress and trauma, building resilience, and providing effective care and treatment.

Model Jail Diversion and Reentry Service Programs: Review of the Literature

November 14, 2019

This paper summarizes recent literature related to model jail diversion and reentry services and programs and offers guidance to state and local jurisdictions to develop a full continuum of effective jail diversion services.

The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness

October 22, 2019

Dennis Culhane, Dan Treglia, et al

This 2019 report on homelessness among older adults looks at whether savings from shelter, hospital, and nursing home costs would be sufficient to offset the costs of providing housing.

Continuity of Care for Suicide Prevention and Research

September 19, 2019

Suicide Prevention Resource Center, American Association of Suicidology, and University of Michigan Health System

This report commissioned by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center provides an overview of research related to suicide attempts and suicide deaths subsequent to discharge from an emergency department or inpatient psychiatry unit and makes recommendations for change.

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

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.

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.