Young Adult Access Centers: A Massachusetts Model for Supporting Young Adults with Behavioral Health Challenges
May 2, 2025
The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)Young Adult Access Centers are unique community spaces that serve young adults with mental health and co-occurring behavioral health concerns and support them with their transition to adulthood. These 10 Access Centers are tailored to...
Learn MoreThe PREPaRE School Safety and Crisis Preparedness Curriculum
January 30, 2025
The NASP PREPaRE curriculum provides relevant school and emergency preparedness personnel with comprehensive training on how to establish and serve on school safety and crisis response teams. Curriculum content supports existing school staff, in collaboration with community providers, to apply...
Learn MoreBIPOC Early Career Development Learning Community
July 16, 2024
The Children’s Behavioral Health Knowledge Center is excited for the return of our newest workforce initiative, BIPOC Early Career Development Learning Community: The BIPOC Legacy Project. The BIPOC Legacy Project is a professional mentorship and learning community designed specifically for...
Learn MoreNew Publication by Our Young Adult Services Team: Relational Complexity of the Near‐Age Peer Support Provider Role in Youth and Young Adult Community Mental Health Settings
July 12, 2024
Youth peer support is a unique new role. Professional near-age peer support for youth and young adults is increasingly common in conjunction with other mental health services. Job titles for these roles vary widely, but most commonly include youth peer...
Learn MoreMassachusetts’s Efforts to Build Diversity-Informed, Reflective, and Relational Infant and Early Childhood Systems
July 1, 2024
Massachusetts has a long history of public – private partnership in infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) focused on interagency collaboration and investment to advance policy and practice across the commonwealth. One of the primary goals has been to...
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