1/24/2022 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Behavioral Health, community behavioral health providers, crisis services, legislative reception, Maryland, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Mental Health, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, Mental Health Insurance, MHAMD, MHAMD Briefing, parity, substance use, subtance use
2022 Children, Youth and Families Agenda The Children’s Behavioral Health Coalition (CBHC) brings together state and local advocacy groups with a focus on policy issues and concerns specific to children, youth and families with mental health and substance use needs. CBHC works to ensure children across Maryland have equitable access to high quality and culturally …
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1/17/2022 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy, Behavioral Health, crisis services, insurance, legislative briefing, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Mental Health, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, Mental Health Insurance, MHAMD, MHAMD Briefing, Postpartum Depression, subtance use, Suicide
Happy New Year! This is the first full week of the 2022 legislative session and the Maryland General Assembly is already in full swing. Elected officials will spend the next few months hammering out Maryland’s budget and debating over 2,000 legislative proposals covering an array of issues. MHAMD will play a major role in these deliberations …
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4/5/2021 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Behavioral Health, keep the door open, Maryland, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Mental Health, Mental Health
2021 Keep the Door Open Update This is the last full week of the 2021 legislative session! MHAMD and the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition have been working since January to expand access to critical mental health and substance use services. After three months of work, many of our legislative priorities are either over the finish line …
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3/22/2021 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Behavioral Health, Community Engagement, grassroots organizing, keep the door open, Maryland General Assembly, Mental Health, MHAMD
2021 Keep the Door Open Update MHAMD and the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition have been working tirelessly over the past few months in support of a robust and ambitious policy agenda to expand access to quality mental health and substance use services. With just three weeks left until the Maryland General Assembly adjourns on April 12, here …
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1/11/2021 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, community behavioral health providers, grassroots organizing, health insurance, keep the door open, legislative briefing, Legislative Wrap-Ups, Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, MHAMD, Network Adequacy, resources
It’s a new year and the Maryland General Assembly is set to convene for the 442nd time this Wednesday, January 13 at noon. This session will look and feel a lot different than usual – most of the proceedings will be conducted virtually – but the resulting policy and budgetary actions will impact Marylanders just the same. …
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3/2/2020 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Behavioral Health, grassroots organizing, help, hope, Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, MHAMD, parity, Parity laws
What a week! Thank you to everyone who came out for the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition’s 2020 Keep the Door Open Rally. Hundreds of you flooded Annapolis to demand a restoration of nearly $25 million in budget cuts to community mental health and substance use treatment, the appropriate enforcement of federal and state parity laws, and the rest of the Coalition’s 2020 Legislative Agenda. Thank …
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Six Traits to Practice in 2019
All Categories, Mental Health, resolutions
It’s a new year and with it a symbolic opportunity to achieve the resolutions we’ve made. Even if you aren’t a resolutions type of person, the beginning of a new year tends to direct us to think about the past year and look ahead to what might happen in the next. As we start 2019, …
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The Work of MHAMD in Fiscal Year 2018—In One Infographic
All Categories, donation, Mental Health, MHAMD, programs, thank you
As we close out 2018, it’s a time to reflect on the past year and all that has happened. For MHAMD, it was an exciting year for mental health awareness and advocacy in Maryland. For those of you who have followed us through our blog, on Twitter and on Facebook, you probably have a good …
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MHAMD’s Jennifer Treger Discusses Mental Health on Straight Talk with Mike Gimbel Program
All Categories, Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, straight talk
The director of Mental Health First Aid Maryland Jennifer Treger will be featured in a segment of Straight Talk with Mike Gimbel to be aired this weekend and throughout December. Jennifer discusses the potential warning signs of a mental health issue and resources a person can turn to for help.
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Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition Posts State Candidates’ Answers to Questions on Behavioral Health Issues
All Categories, Behavioral Health, Election Day, Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, Mental Health
Marylanders will soon cast their votes to decide who will serve as governor and in the general assembly. As we move toward Election Day on November 6, there are number of important issues facing the state.
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A Day (and Week) to Focus on Mental Health
All Categories, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, stigma
October 10 was World Mental Health Day, a global observance that raises awareness about mental health issues around the world. Mental health issues are not unique to the United States. They affect people in every country.
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MHAMD’s Kim Burton To Present Wellness Series in Howard County Focused on Older Adult Mental Health
Mental Health, Older Adults, seniors
MHAMD’s Director of Adult Programs Kim Burton will present a series of free talks focused on older adult mental health starting on Wednesday, October 17, at 6:00 p.m. at the Ellicott City 50+ Center in Ellicott City. The series will continue with additional talks on Tuesday, November 6, and Tuesday, December 4.
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