Library of Publications

Bill Summary: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021

January 6, 2021

MAMH

This 1-page fact sheet provides a summary of key behavioral health funding included in pandemic relief legislation signed into law on December 27, 2020.

Bill Summary: An Act promoting a resilient health care system that puts patients first

January 6, 2021

MAMH

This 1-page fact sheet provides a summary of key telehealth provisions included in Massachusetts health reform legislation signed into law on Jan. 1, 2021.

Behavioral Health Workforce Report

December 21, 2020

SAMHSA

This 2020 SAMHSA report shows the contrast between providers that are currently available versus what SAMHSA believes is needed to address the mental health issues faced by millions of Americans.

A Unified Vision for Transforming Mental Health and Substance Use Care

December 16, 2020

Coalition of National Mental Health Advocacy Organizations

A coalition of the nation’s leading mental health advocacy organizations and professional associations call for policy, programs and standards that prioritize mental health care and address the social and economic conditions that contribute to mental health conditions.

The Ruderman White Paper on Law Enforcement Use of Force and Disability

November 2, 2020

Ruderman Family Foundation

Disabled individuals make up a third to half of all people killed by law enforcement officers and most of those killed in use-of-force cases that attract widespread attention.

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.

Just and Well: Rethinking How States Approach Competency to Stand Trial

October 29, 2020

Council on State Governments

This report focuses on how to improve outcomes for individuals with behavioral health disorders who enter the justice system but are found not competent to stand trial.

Zoned Out: Why Massachusetts Needs to Legalize Apartments Near Transit

October 21, 2020

Boston Indicators and Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings

This report proposes changing zoning laws to allow for the development of apartments near public transit.

The State of Mental Health in America 2021

October 20, 2020

Mental Health America

This chart book presents a collection of data providing a baseline for answering questions about how many people in America need and have access to mental health services.

MAMH Legislative Priorities 2019-2020

August 18, 2020

MAMH

This one page summary describes MAMH's legislative priorities for the 2019-2020 legislative session.

America’s Children: Responding to the Crisis Now with the Future in Mind

July 28, 2020

Quianta Moore and Christopher Greeley

COVID-19 has accentuated many of the challenges that children, families and communities had been confronting, upsetting any balance that existed prior to the pandemic.

Telehealth for Families and Youth: What's Their Take?

June 29, 2020

Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

This 2020 report summarizes responses from 202 families and 30 youth/young adults regarding the use of telehealth to deliver mental health services.