Category: State Agencies Feature

This year’s legislative report from the Children’s Behavioral Health Advisory Council (of which CLM is a member) highlights priority areas and recommendations to strengthen the behavioral health system for children and families in Massachusetts. Key highlights: CBHAC’s Recommendations: CLM’s...

This year’s annual report from the state's Juvenile Justice Policy & Data Board (of which CLM is a member) highlighted an uptick in the use of arrests and pretrial detention for youth in FY24 compared to FY23. This increase in the use of physical custody occurred despite the fact that the use ...

In January, the Juvenile Justice Policy & Data Board, of which CLM is a member, released their comprehensive 2023 Annual Report to the legislature, outlining key recommendations pertaining to the juvenile justice system based on the Board's work from the previous year.   The ...

May 10, 2023 Background: In April, the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth released their annual report and recommendations. Over the past year, nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the United States, many of which have already passed. These bills aim to strip away the autono...

April 26, 2023 Background:In April, the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) released their annual report, which includes data related to the OCA's core mandated functions over the past two years. Basic Findings:Below, you will find data on the OCA's Core Statutory Functions. Fulfilling these function...

January 26, 2023 A new report released by the Baby Bonds Task Force from The Office of Economic Empowerment claims that state investment into government-issued Baby Bonds could help close the racial wealth gap across Massachusetts. Background:Massachusetts is an extremely expensive state and as ti...

January 5, 2023 On January 5th, Marylou Sudders steps down from her role as Massachusetts’ Secretary of Health and Human Services. Secretary Sudders leaves behind a legacy as the state’s longest serving health secretary and we thank her for her eight years of service to the Commonwealth under th...

December 21, 2022 This month, the Juvenile Justice Policy and Data Board (JJPAD) released a report on the Child Requiring Assistance System (CRA) after concluding its two-year study on CRA. The report's primary recommendation is to shift a significant portion of CRA cases away from the court room an...

A report released recently by the Massachusetts Child Trauma Task Force discusses two years of research on child trauma screening tools, and recommendations for organizations to effectively implement such tools. With research demonstrating that over two-thirds of children report experiencing a trau...

A report released recently by the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice Policy and Data (JJPAD) Board shows that racial and ethnic disparities in youth arrests remain persistently high, even as the total number of youth entering the state's juvenile justice system has gone down in recent years. Lookin...