(Annapolis, Md.) A coalition of nonprofit organizations called on Governor Larry Hogan to include additional funding for behavioral health services in a supplemental budget to provide critical services to people with mental health and...
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“We can not stress enough the importance that these Marylanders have access to the services they need when they need them,” Dan Martin of the Mental Health Association of Maryland said in a statement....
House Committee Restores Crucial Behavioral Health Budget Funding Coalition of nonprofit groups applauds move that will help Marylanders get mental health and substance use disorder services Annapolis, Md. (March 13, 2015) – A coalition...
The work of Carolyn Anne Watts • Heroin in the state house • Anne Arundel County Police are stepping up their fight against heroin • Catonsville legislators are proposing a special police unit related to mental health • Suicide is...
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Marylanders affected by mental health and substance use disorders must have high quality and accessible services to meet their needs. Despite the growing need, Maryland has cut its behavioral health budget three times since January, totaling...
“How can we say on one hand it’s an epidemic and a state of emergency and then take money away?” said Toni Torsch, whose son died of a drug overdose in 2010. Hundreds of...
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Some activists said they welcomed the governor’s commitment to addressing heroin addiction. But others pointed out that Hogan’s proposed budget reduces funding for mental health services, which includes substance abuse programs. Hundreds of mental...
