Opponents of Healey’s hospital closure plans planned to rally Tuesday morning on the State House steps and also oppose her plan to lay off 170 Department of Mental Health case managers.

With the issue no longer contested, that hearing could turn into a mental commitment hearing, at which West would send Jaimes-Hernandez to a secure state mental hospital for up to 180 days in an ...

The state of Massachusetts is awarding $5,540,875 in grants to 60 school districts in an effort to improve students’ access to behavioral and mental health support.