Grant Partners

Massachusetts Advocates for Children will partner with Justice Resource Institute to implement a holistic, wrap-around service model to help reduce suspensions and expulsions by addressing the behavioral health needs of the children and youth in Boston through training at least 30 JRI social workers and staff, educating parents on the behavioral health and special needs rights of their children (provided in English and Spanish), and providing individualized legal assistance for 20-30 child clients with significant behavioral health challenges.

Massachusetts Public Health Association will support the Alliance for Community Health Integration (ACHI) pilot a training curriculum for community representatives of Community Benefits Advisory Committees (CBACs) on the Attorney General’s Community Benefits Guidelines and the Department of Public Health’s Determination of Need/Community Health Initiative (DoN/CHI) regulations.

William James College, Inc. will conduct a pilot study testing the strength and effectiveness of an adapted INTERFACE model for youth and families in the Juvenile Justice Clinic.

The Gavin Foundation will implement DynamiCare a technology platform to help promote recovery by providing motivation-enhancing incentives for abstinence from substance use.

Massachusetts Senior Action Council will hire a part-time health justice organizer to assist with Medicaid defense campaigns, deepen issue education and engagement in communities of color, prepare and empower seniors to advocate with policymakers, and amplify media coverage and public discourse about low-income senior health care needs and policy solutions.

Medical Legal Partnership Boston will develop and deliver a series of Learning Community webinars as well as a large-scale event for health care providers and human service organizations.

The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation will provide a training and technical assistance fellowship to a cohort of advocates and consumer support leaders whose organizations are engaged in behavioral health and LTSS issues on quality measurement and advocacy.

Community Servings will develop a Massachusetts Food is Medicine (FIM) State Plan to analyze the current landscape of interventions and provide recommendations to policymakers, providers, insurers, and community organizations to improve access to medically-balanced meals.

Massachusetts Senior Action Council will continue to develop its capacity as an advocacy organization for seniors, in addition to its strong position as a community organizing entity.

Community Care Cooperative (C3) will create a peer-to-peer learning model through which community health centers (CHCs) can participate in, and contribute to, the development of best practices for CHCs operating within an accountable care organization environment. C3 will coordinate the learning sessions and use participant feedback to ensure their utility to CHCs.

University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Integrated Primary Care will develop an engagement and education curriculum for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and their families. The curriculum, which will be available online and through smartphone devices, will aim to provide information about OUD treatment options and promote better primary care.

Brookline Community Mental Health Center will develop a small-scale pilot of a functional user community that allows care providers to share resources, pose questions, and sustain dialogue across systems. The Brookline Center will build and coordinate the network by creating the user group, recruiting members, monitoring and administering the group, and collecting and analyzing data.

The Talking Information Center (TIC) will develop a radio program to broadcast events focused on health and vocational training for individuals with disabilities. TIC provides free broadcasting of local news, articles, consumer information, and other items of interest to visually-impaired and otherwise disabled individuals across the state.

Advocates, Inc. will lead a newly-created coalition aiming to improve access to behavioral health and social services by creating a single point of entry for consumers, providers, schools, and families seeking services. Other organizations joining Advocates in this initiative include Spectrum Health Systems, South Middlesex Opportunity Council, and Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.

Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center will expand the free counseling, case management, and referral capacity of the Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing. The Corey Johnson Program serves children, youth, adults, and families suffering from untreated post-traumatic stress resulting from urban violence, poverty, and racism.