The Foundation recognizes behavioral health as integral to the overall health of individuals and families. Our work in this area focuses on access to appropriate services, disparities in access and care, and integration of mental and physical health. As part of this effort, the Foundation has undertaken a significant policy initiative to strengthen the children’s behavioral health system in Massachusetts for vulnerable children and families.

Related Publications

• Accessing Children's Mental Health Services in Massachusetts: Workforce Capacity Assessment
  October 29, 2009
  This report is based on a survey of 1,982 mental health providers in Massachusetts including psychiatrists, psychiatric clinical nurse specialists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists. It estimates the need for children’s mental health services; assesses child and family mental health service delivery capacity; identifies variation in capacity, including variation by geography, linguistic ability, and cultural competence; and documents challenges to meeting current demand for services.