Webinar: What can Western MA Do To Promote Youth Mental Health
December 7, 2023
Watch the recording from the December 6, 2023 webinar, What Can Western Massachusetts Do To Promote Youth Mental Health? Learn about three bills, currently before the MA Legislature, that could support youth mental health: An Act establishing a child and adolescent behavioral health implementation coordinating council (H.1979); An Act relative to MassHealth reimbursement to schools (S.794); and An Act relative to mental health education (H.497/S.240). These bills are included in the policy recommendations of the Youth Mental Health Roadmap for Western MA.
Guest Speakers:
- Courtney Chelo, Assistant Director of Government Relations with the MA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC) and Coordinator of the Children’s Mental Health Campaign.
- MA State Senator John Velis, Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use & Recovery
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Access webinar materials from the June 25, 2025 webinar, Fighting for Air: Updates on the proposed biomass plant in Springfield : Recording Slides This webinar featured: State Senator Adam Gomez Attorney Michael Fenton, Springfield City Council President Rusty Polsgrove, Associate Director, Arise for Social Justice Dr. Matthew Sadof, pediatrician, Baystate Health Sarita Hudson, Senior Director of Strategy and Development, Public Health Institute of Western MA Learn more about the bills discussed in the webinar: An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants An Act limiting the eligibility of woody biomass as an alternative energy supply Written testimony can be submitted via email to Benjamin Minerva at Ben.Minerva@masenate.gov and Caleb Oakes at Caleb.Oakes@mahouse.gov . When submitting written testimony, please send it as an attachment and use the following document title format: Bill# - Your Organization’s Name – Support/Oppose. View some of the media coverage of the event: Webinar held to address possible Springfield biomass plant, Western Mass News, 6/25/25 Battle over proposed Springfield biomass plant rages on, New England Public Media, 6/26/25 Foes, officials won’t shrink from fight to keep ‘Frankenstein’ plant out of city, The Republican, 6/26/25
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