A communication from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (see item 5046-0000 of Section 2 of Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024) submitting the Department of Mental Health’s Enhanced Outpatient Treatment Pilot for fiscal year 2024

This bill is a procedural communication submitting Massachusetts' Department of Mental Health's Enhanced Outpatient Treatment (EOT) Pilot Program for fiscal year 2024. It does not change laws but formally presents the program's details to the legislature for review. The pilot provides intensive outpatient mental health services to individuals at risk of hospitalization, directly affecting people with severe mental illness who qualify for the program. The submission includes data on recent referrals, noting 31.3% came from police or health hubs, but the bill itself only requests legislative acknowledgment of the program.