The concept of bullying has increasingly become a widespread issue affecting many individuals in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, especially elders and those with disabilities. In order to resolve bullying in public and/or subsidized housing, all members who are affiliated with the housing community must be …Continue Reading The Commission on Bullying Meets to Discuss Ways to Prevent Bullying in Public and Subsidized Housing
Secretary Marylou Sudders, Senate President Stan Rosenberg, members from the Legislature, and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth (LGBQT) Commission came together in the beautiful State House Library to recognize and celebrate the LGBQT Massachusetts Commission. Established 25 years ago, …Continue Reading Massachusetts Commission LBGTQ Youth Swearing In
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of National Healthcare Decisions Day, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services is proud to support Massachusetts Healthcare Decisions Month (HDM). Led by the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care*, HDM is a month-long public awareness campaign promoting …Continue Reading Massachusetts Healthcare Decisions Month
Next week, a team of Massachusetts leaders will participate in the 2017 Policy Academy: Improving Outcomes for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Opioid Use Disorders and their Infants, Families and Caregivers. The Academy is sponsored by Substance Abuse and Mental HealthService Administration (SAMHSA) of the …Continue Reading Mass. Selected for SAMHSA Policy Academy Focused on Improving Outcomes for Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Substance Use Disorders
The heat was suppressing, but the unbridled excitement of those crowded inside 48 Boylston St. in Boston paid no mind – they were there to celebrate the creation of affordable housing. Of course there was ample mention of the heat by speakers, but the investment …Continue Reading Strengthening Communities through Affordable Housing
The second phase of the Women’s Recovery from Addictions Program (WRAP) in Taunton opened in July, 2016 officially closing the chapter on the day when women with substance use disorders are sent to prison for treatment. State officials who recently toured the new unit including Governor …Continue Reading A New Hope for Women with Addictions
What Cynthia Miller loves about public service most is helping people solve problems, and as a dedicated public servant, Miller has spent nearly 30 years in state service doing just that. For the past five years Miller has been the Director of Interagency Planning & …Continue Reading Ombudsman Eases Constituent Worries
Despite the fact that one in five adults are affected by mental health illnesses, many do not feel comfortable talking about it openly for fear of being labeled. For that reason, many CEOs across Massachusetts are pledging to take a stand and help change perception …Continue Reading Massachusetts Leaders Rally Against Health Stigma
With 1 in 5 women suffering from postpartum depression within three months of delivery, many people feel the effects of it, Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Marylou Sudders, said in her remarks during yesterday’s Postpartum Awareness Day at the Massachusetts …Continue Reading A Day to Celebrate Progress and Strive for More
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is honored to kick off April as Autism Awareness month with the swearing in of Carolyn J. Kain as the Commonwealth’s first Executive Director of the Autism Commission by Governor Charles D. Baker. “Carolyn brings both …Continue Reading EHS Celebrates April with First Autism Commission Executive Director
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