
H.4767/S.3171, An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence, has had tremendous momentum[…]

Several months back, the Office of Inpatient Management (OIM) for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Several months back, the[…]

Today, Politico published an article titled “New Study Torpedoes Mental Health Treatment Mandate,” highlighting a recently published evaluation of New York’s Involuntary Outpatient[…]

Friday, July 31 marked the end of the formal legislative session in Massachusetts. Here’s the good news, the bad[…]

For decades, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has invested in organizations led by people with[…]

The Massachusetts Respite & Rights Coalition – made up of several organizations (Roots Up, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee,[…]

S.1718, An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence may appear like its on[…]

In January, S.1389, An Act Modernizing the 6 Fundamental Rights, moved forward from the Senate Mental Health, Substance Use[…]

Updated on March 12, 2026 to reflect changes in the House On March 9, 2026, the Senate Health Care[…]

Some form of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment (also known as “Assisted Outpatient Treatment” or “AOT”) has been introduced each legislative[…]