Category Archives: MHSA Updates

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awards $4.9 million to the City of Boston through the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $43 million to 11 communities through its Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program. Congratulations to Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston for being one of the selected communities. To learn more, read the Boston Globe’s coverage of the award announcement or visit HUD’s…

May 15 Public Meeting: Proposed Supportive Housing at Shattuck Campus

The public is invited to a hearing on May 15 to comment on a proposed project for the long-term lease of a portion of the land comprising the Lemuel L. Shattuck Hospital campus, located at 170 Morton Street in the City of Boston. The Preliminary Project Proposal is available online. Written comments may also be submitted online, via…

MHSA Director of Public Policy Caitlin Golden: Improving the network of care for mental health

In a letter to the editor in The Boston Globe, MHSA Director of Public Policy Caitlin Golden writes about Middlesex County and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation’s initiative to develop targeted, data-driven interventions to meet the needs of frequent utilizers.   Click here to read “Improving the network of care for mental health.”

May 15 Public Meeting: Proposed Supportive Housing at Shattuck Campus

The public is invited to a hearing on May 15 to comment on a proposed project for the long-term lease of a portion of the land comprising the Lemuel L. Shattuck Hospital campus, located at 170 Morton Street in the City of Boston. The Preliminary Project Proposal is available online. Written comments may also be…

Draft Olmstead Plan Available for Public Comment Until April 13

The Commonwealth’s draft Olmstead Plan is available for public review and comment until Friday, April 13, 2018. The draft Plan and instructions for submitting feedback are available online. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1999 Olmstead decision indicates that states have a legal obligation to administer programs and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate to the…

MHSA is Thrilled to be a Finalist for the 2018 Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health!

MHSA is thrilled to announce that we have been chosen as one of three finalists for the 2018 Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health for our Home and Healthy for Good (HHG) program! The Hearst Health Prize, in partnership with Jefferson College of Population Health, is given in recognition of an individual’s or organization’s outstanding achievement in managing…