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New funding provided to support behavioral health in the Commonwealth

December 8, 2021

Boston Business Journal

Massachusetts is making unprecedented investments in mental health to address the workforce shortage, barriers to access, and other longstanding issues made worse by the COVID pandemic.

State senators propose wide-reaching mental health bill

November 9, 2021

WCVB Channel 5

MAMH Executive Committee member Joe Feaster, Senate President Karen Spilka, and Sen. Julian Cyr talk about proposed investments to improve access to effective mental health treatment in the Commonwealth, including efforts to promote mental health parity.

Experts in public health, housing, and addiction rebuke Boston officials over actions at Mass. and Cass

October 27, 2021

Boston.com

Leaders and advocates working in public health, housing, and addiction are denouncing steps Boston officials are taking to handle the humanitarian crisis in the area of the city know as "Mass. and Cass." MAMH President and CEO Danna Mauch is quoted.

Public health and addition experts urge officials to take a health-focused approach at "Mass. and Cass"

October 27, 2021

ACLU Massachusetts

Public health, addiction, and housing experts - including MAMH President and CEO Danna Mauch - respond to mass displacements in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, urging officials take a health-centered approach.

It's becoming impossible to find a therapist

October 16, 2021

Boston Globe

The rates of people reporting that there’s been a disruption to their mental health and well being have nearly doubled from pre-pandemic level among adults. Finding a therapist is challenging for many reasons, but alternatives can be helpful for some people.

MALN Opinion+ Podcast

September 19, 2021

MA Latino News (MALN) Opinion+

Danna Mauch talked with Diego Villarroel about mental health prevention, barriers to accessing services and treatment, the impact of culture, and many more issues of importance to the Latinx community.