Since its inception, MAMH has been committed to prevention and addressing the social determinants of health. We early recognized safe, affordable housing as essential to mental health and well being, leading initiatives for the development of community-based housing for people with mental health conditions. MAMH served as the backbone of community mental health housing and service development efforts as early as the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s, MAMH undertook the Equity Project to help rebalance funding for housing and services in communities across the state.