Starting on July 1, 2019 commercial insurance plans in Massachusetts must cover certain outpatient and intermediate care behavioral health services for children when medically necessary. What are outpatient and intermediate care behavioral health services? Outpatient behavioral health services are services delivered in a community-based setting, like a clinic, school, or home, that help diagnose or…
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is initiating an intensive effort to redesign the front door of behavioral health. Together, we will imagine a system that presents a no-wrong-door point of entry. A system with same-day access, that defines community-based emergency and urgent care responses and untangles the maze that has been…
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts, (NAMI Massachusetts), one of the state’s leading voices on mental illness, has selected Deborah Shields as the organization’s new Executive Director. Deborah begins in the role on June 10th. “Deborah Shields’ track record demonstrates skills and experience across the entire range of challenges that NAMI Mass faces…
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that Pembroke Hospital should not have arranged for a mentally ill patient who had nowhere else to go to be confined against his will after a judge ordered the patient’s release. Read the full story at Mass Live.
Thinking about volunteering with the COMPASS Resource Helpline? Join us for a volunteer orientation to learn more! Monday, June 17th 10 – 11 am NAMI Mass office in Charlestown (the office is a short walk from Sullivan Square on the Orange Line, and free parking is available) RSVP by June 14th: email us at compass@namimass.org
Join us to learn more about the COMPASS Resource Helpline! Miss the webinar? View the slides here.
