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Category Archives: Children’s Mental Health
Overcoming Barriers to Children’s Mental Health Services
In a recently published report by the Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PAL), parents of children with mental health needs and mental health providers were asked to identify and describe barriers to accessing treatment for kids. Results of the study showed a … Continue reading
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Fight Over Mental Health Parity Rules
This guest post is by Matt Selig, Executive Director of HCFA partner, Health Law Advocates: A semi-under-the-radar public policy battle is taking place over the writing of the administrative regulations that will implement the 2008 federal Mental Health Parity Law. … Continue reading
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Little Kids, Big Problems, A Way to Help
Unfortunately, a tight budget has become par for the course in recent years. This week, as part of the annual rite of spring that is the House Budget Debate, legislators will have to make difficult decisions about what and how … Continue reading
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NAMI Raises Voice For Mental Health
The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) had their annual lobby day at the State House on Monday. Consumers and advocates from across the state came to show their support for mental health services that are currently being offered in … Continue reading
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Yolanda and Her Law
Today marks the two year anniversary of Yolanda Torres’ death. Yolanda was a remarkable young woman who shared her story of living with mental health needs in testimony before the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee in May 2007. With … Continue reading
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New Children’s Mental Health Blog
A new year, and new useful things on the web. Take a minute to check out Lisa Lambert’s new blog: holdonitsnotover.wordpress.com. Lisa is the Executive Director of the Parent-Professional Advocacy League (PAL), a consumer-based group for parents of children with … Continue reading
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Prison Is Not Treatment: Part 2
Back in August, we wrote a blog about young people with mental health needs ending up in prison for lack of community resources. While it doesn’t take much of an intellectual leap to imagine how inappropriate this setting would be … Continue reading
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Suicide, Kids, and Mental Health
For the past two years, the Children’s Mental Health Campaign has held 19 forums on mental health needs of kids across the Commonwealth. While each forum has been different, one statistic universally resonates with all audiences and brings home the … Continue reading
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Children’s Mental Health Campaign Travels to Holyoke
This Friday, December 11, the Children’s Mental Health Campaign will co-host a Children’s Mental Health Forum in Holyoke with the MSPCC Holyoke office. Mental health service providers, parents of children who suffer from mental illness, school counselors and more are … Continue reading
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Children’s Mental Health on the Road – Somerville
Last Thursday evening, the Children’s Mental Health Campaign held its 15th regional forum in Somerville. The event, cosponsored by the City of Somerville, drew over 40 individuals from Somerville and the surrounding communities. As always, the most powerful and heart-wrenching … Continue reading
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