Alternatively, you can visit 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to talk via phone or live webchat. The Mental Health Association of Maryland provides free informational resources, which are currently available by download or by mail.
2025 Access to Care Agenda It’s a busy week in Annapolis! Many of the bills prioritized in the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition’s 2025 Access to Care Agenda have hearings scheduled over the next few days, including the following important initiatives. Prohibiting Balance Billing (HB 11) – The Maryland General Assembly passed a law in 2022 …
Maryland’s Behavioral Health Workforce Data from an alarming new assessment of Maryland’s behavioral health workforce highlights an escalating crisis in access to mental health and substance use care. According to the report, completed pursuant to 2023 legislation spearheaded by the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, the state’s current behavioral health workforce is 50 percent smaller than …