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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

‘The biggest gap in health care’: For patients who are involuntarily committed, a steep drop-off follows

November 3, 2023

Boston Globe

MAMH Senior Consultant Bob Fleischner explains that the experience of involuntary treatment can have the unintended effect of deterring people from seeking help in the future.

First six months of the state’s mental health overhaul reveal promise and challenges

July 27, 2023

Boston Globe

Thousands of MA residents have called the new Behavioral Health Help Line or received services from one of 25 new Community Behavioral Health Centers this year. MAMH's Danna Mauch says the rollout of these programs has been effective, despite the workforce shortage.

State’s largest insurer has doubled spending on mental health care since start of the pandemic

June 7, 2023

Boston Globe

Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA reported that it spent $1.3 billion on mental health services in 2022, up from $610 million in 2019. MAMH President and CEO Danna Mauch praises the increase in spending while also acknowledging long waits for care and workforce shortages.

Cambridge fatal police shooting raises questions about law enforcement and mental health

January 26, 2023

Radio Boston, WBUR

Sayed Faisal appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis in the moments before he was fatally shot by Cambridge police. We ask Newton police chief John Carmichael and MAMH President and CEO Danna Mauch how authorities should respond to a person in crisis.

Local organizations help aid child trauma awareness and resiliency

January 24, 2023

22 News / WWLP

MAMH and a coalition of Hampshire County community organizations will participate in a statewide program hosted by the Center on Child Wellbeing and Trauma to promote trauma-informed communities.

Lawsuit over fatal Newton police shooting alleges city services endanger people with mental illness

January 9, 2023

WBUR

New resources available in Massachusetts through implementation of the Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform may help to make mental health services more accessible and prevent crises.