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The pandemic upended life for families in America. Families whose children have mental health needs were particularly hard hit. However, family support did not miss a beat and many families…

Family Support and Family Involvement: Building Skills, Knowledge and Participation reports on the results of two surveys in 2011. The first survey was filled out by 90 parent support providers…

Speak Out for Access: The Experiences of Massachusetts Families in Obtaining Mental Health Care for their Children outlines a survey of over 300 parents conducted in 2002. The survey results…

Overcoming Barriers in Our Community: How are we Doing? is a report of the 2008 survey conducted by the Parent/Professional Advocacy League for the Children’s Mental Health Campaign. This report…

The Others, a group of teens in Worcester Massachusetts organized through a SAMHSA funded Statewide Family Network grant, was created in response to the expressed need for a social network…

This family-driven research study, provides new and compelling information which clarifies how families decide upon the use of psychotropic medication for their child.

While families whose children have mental health needs face many barriers to care, the medical home model holds great promise for addressing some of those needs.  PPAL surveyed 171 families…

YouthMOVE Massachusetts has published its first report, Pointing the Way to Leadership. This youth-led group held structured focus groups to find out how youth defined leadership.  In this report, they reflect…

In Massachusetts and across the country, children with mental health needs now receive most of their care in their homes and communities. Much has been written about the value of…

Although research shows that more than 70% of youth and young adults with addiction disorders have a co-occurring mental health disorder, Massachusetts offers limited services for youth and young adults…

Families report that when emergency rooms are full and waits are long, they might be threatened with a 51A (charge of abuse/neglect) if they disagree with a clinician.  In a…

In 2001, PPAL and Health Care for All asked families about their challenges with accessing care. “Speak Out for Access — Take 2” revisits this topic 15 years later.

In 2006, there was a lot of furor about medications and kids.  So PPAL asked the real experts — families — what they thought.  Medications & Choices — Take 2…

We’ve asked parents questions about stigma in surveys over the years.  Even when we didn’t ask, they told us how stigma has impacted their lives.  This survey revisits past questions…

When surveyed, Massachusetts families who had received family peer support services and had children who were juvenile justice involved reported significant improvements in their own ability to access and navigate…

Many youth who come before the court do well when they and their families can access clinical care and community services. A family navigator, working in partnership with the district…

In 2020, families and young people had to rapidly shift from receiving care through in person visits to telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most were glad to have this…