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Attleboro area health experts say there's help to deal with anxiety, stress, isolation during coronavirus

April 25, 2020

Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Many people are experiencing stress and anxiety related to financial pressures, isolation, and fear of COVID-19. Experts offer suggestions for addressing these normal responses. Network of Care MA can help connect people to resources for additional support.

Coronavirus spreads to 3 state-run facilities for those with mental illness, developmental disabilities

April 16, 2020

Boston Globe

COVID-19 outbreaks at several state-run facilities pose significant challenges to leaders working to ensure that needed resources are in place, according to MAMH President Danna Mauch.

Bill Seeks Parity Between Care for Mental, Physical Ailments

February 7, 2020

U.S. News & World Report, Daily Hampshire Gazette

A comprehensive mental health bill introduced in the MA Senate would provide tools to better enforce mental health parity. This AP article quotes MAMH President Danna Mauch on the importance of achieving a level playing field between mental and physical illness.

Baker pushes for more emphasis on primary care, mental health

January 28, 2020

Boston Globe

MAMH President Danna Mauch tells the Boston Globe that Gov. Baker's health reform proposal is feasible and achievable, noting that it can expand programs for people with mental health conditions and help to integrate mental health and primary care.

Schools, mental health workers see progress in 10 years since Phoebe Prince’s suicide

January 15, 2020

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Ten years after the heartbreaking death by suicide of Phoebe Prince in South Hadley, MAMH and others reflect on ways in which suicide prevention and school mental health services have progressed to include a better understanding of the impact of environmental stress.

When Mental Illness Becomes a Jail Sentence

December 6, 2019

The Atlantic

Too many people with mental health conditions languish in jail while waiting for treatment to restore their competency to stand trial. This article quotes Danna Mauch, noting that jails are not able to meet the special needs of people with mental health conditions.