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Graduate School of Social Work Associate Professor of Macro Practice Marylou Sudders has been appointed to the Massachusetts Health Commission Board, which will monitor the reform of Massachusetts health care delivery in an effort to reduce costs and improve quality.
“It is an honor, and an awesome responsibility, to represent behavioral health and Boston College on this independent health policy commission,” said Sudders, who chairs the GSSW Health and Mental Health Concentration.
“Health care spending is often debated and rarely tackled. This commission has the unique opportunity to focus on value and quality rather than volume and quantity. Mental health and substance abuse has often been marginalized by mainstream health care. As the behavioral health appointee, it is my responsibility that our work improves access and availability of behavioral health at the same time we curb overall health care spending.”
Sudders served as the Massachusetts Commissioner of Mental Health for seven years, then as president and CEO of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, a private non-profit advocating for the rights and well-being of children and their families.