Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition 2019 Keep the Door Open Agenda (Available for download here) Maryland has taken several critical steps in recent years to address longstanding and pervasive barriers to treatment for children and adults with...
During October and November, members of the coalition successfully placed several letters to the editor in local news outlets, highlighting the need for more discussion about behavioral health needs among elected officials and candidates....
The Behavioral Health Coalition applauds the General Assembly for successfully passing our entire 5-point legislative agenda. The package of bills expands crisis treatment and telehealth services, improves data transparency and outcomes measurement for Marylanders...
Download full press release here. Annapolis, Md. (January 17, 2018) – The Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, a coalition of more than 40 non-governmental organizations, issued the following statements on Governor Larry Hogan’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget:...
Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition 2018 Legislative Platform (Available for download here) Behavioral health encompasses the full range of both mental health and substance use disorders, and the need for treatment continues to grow across the state....
Download full press release here. Annapolis, Md. (May 25, 2016) – Governor Larry Hogan signed a comprehensive package of measures to address the state’s opioid crisis today. The legislation, known as the Heroin and...
Download full press release here. Annapolis, Md. (March 17, 2016) – The Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition applauded the Maryland Senate for unanimously passing an amended version of the Keep the Door Open Act, SB476. The Act increases...
Breaking the Stigma Part 4 47 ABC – Keep The Door Open. It’s a call growing louder in Maryland to keep the door to behavioral health treatment open to those who need it. Because...
Download full press release here. Annapolis, Md. (February 23) —More than 500 advocates and families rallied today in Annapolis to increase access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment. At the rally, led...
Download full press release here. Annapolis, Md. (January 19, 2017) – Dan Martin, director of public policy for the Mental Health Association of Maryland, speaking for the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, issued the following statement...
