Workplace Violence Bill Proponents Promote Misleading Data
H.4767/S.3171, An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence, has had tremendous momentum[…]
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Prepares to Violate the 6 Fundamental Rights with New Visitor Policies
Several months back, the Office of Inpatient Management (OIM) for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Several months back, the[…]
Critical New Research Pokes More Holes In Argument for “AOT”
Today, Politico published an article titled “New Study Torpedoes Mental Health Treatment Mandate,” highlighting a recently published evaluation of New York’s Involuntary Outpatient[…]
Local Updates: The Good, The Bad & The Ongoing
Friday, July 31 marked the end of the formal legislative session in Massachusetts. Here’s the good news, the bad[…]
SAMHSA Rolls Back Support for Peer-Run Organizations
For decades, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has invested in organizations led by people with[…]
Alert: Help Critical Peer Respite & Rights Bills Get Passed!
The Massachusetts Respite & Rights Coalition – made up of several organizations (Roots Up, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee,[…]
MHLAC & Co-Signors Send Letter to Senate Ways & Means Opposing Portion of Health Care Safety Bill
S.1718, An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence may appear like its on[…]
6 Fundamental Rights Bill Heads to Ways & Means!
In January, S.1389, An Act Modernizing the 6 Fundamental Rights, moved forward from the Senate Mental Health, Substance Use[…]
Both House & Senate Move Peer Respite Bill Forward
Updated on March 12, 2026 to reflect changes in the House On March 9, 2026, the Senate Health Care[…]
“AOT” Bill Makes Its Way to Senate Ways & Means
Some form of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (also known as “Assisted Outpatient Treatment” or “AOT”) has been introduced each legislative[…]