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MAMH to implement new partnership-based behavioral health urgent care model for K-12 students

October 3, 2022

MAMH and Mass General Brigham, have awarded grants to five community behavioral health centers and partnering schools' to implement behavioral health urgent care model for K-12 students

MAMH to help lead pediatric behavioral health urgent care pilot

October 29, 2021

As part of a $50 million investment in community partners by Mass General Brigham, MAMH will develop and administer a pilot program to provide students with access to pediatric behavioral health urgent care.

WCVB Channel 5 Boston Promotes #JustAsk

June 15, 2021

WCVB's Mental Health & Well Being Day of Awareness linked young adults to the resources and information available through MAMH's #JustAsk campaign.

In the news

Getting 911 right for mental health emergencies

August 5, 2021

Commonwealth Magazine, Cape Cod Times

Our emergency response system is designed for medical emergencies, not behavioral health crises. Danna Mauch's op-ed promotes legislation that would reform 911 to identify and respond more effectively to behavioral health crises.

Blue Cross teams up with online therapy platform for children

July 27, 2021

Boston Globe

As the need for mental health care soars, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is giving members access to a startup with an array of virtual options for kids 3 to 17.

Conservatorships & Guardianships: They Are More Common Than One Might Think

July 23, 2021

New England Public Radio's And Another Thing

MAMH Senior Consultant Bob Fleischner explains the difference between a guardianship and conservatorship, noting that there are many alternatives to full guardianship and describing effective models.

Boston police emphasize de-escalation, disengagement in mental health calls

July 21, 2021

Boston Globe

New Boston Police Department protocols support the use of co-responders when executing Section 12 orders and emphasize that "disengagement" may be a more appropriate response than the use of force.

Making prisons more humane

July 1, 2021

Boston Globe

In an editorial, the Boston Globe supports legislation promoted by MAMH to reform mental health services in MA prisons, noting that "[t]he juncture of mental illness and the criminal justice system is as undeniable as it is persistent."

Prisoner advocates seek overhaul of inmate mental health treatment

June 29, 2021

CommonWealth Magazine

Months after the Department of Justice issued a scathing report about the treatment of inmates with mental health conditions in Massachusetts prisons, advocates are urging the Legislature to overhaul the way mental health treatment is provided to incarcerated people.