Mental Health

Maryland breaks the ice about stigma

Tags: Advocacy & Public Policy, All Categories, Behavioral Health, grassroots organizing, Maryland, Maryland Mental Health, Mental Health, stigma, substance use, volunteer

Last month, six individuals left California on a 5 million-step cross-country marathon called The IceBreaker Run to start a dialogue about the barriers that exist between mental illness and mental health.

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Join MHAMD’s volunteer Citizen Action Team

Tags: Advocacy & Public Policy, All Categories, Behavioral Health, grassroots organizing, Maryland, Maryland Mental Health, Mental Health, volunteer

  Want to learn more about behavioral health topics? Interested in volunteering with the Mental Health Association of Maryland? Join the Citizen Action Team! The Citizen Action Team brings together consumers, providers, advocates, and passionate individuals to help those living with mental illness and addiction pursue fulfilling lives. With the Citizen Action Team, you will have …

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Breaking the ice and starting the conversation about mental health

Tags: Advocacy & Public Policy, All Categories, Behavioral Health, children's mental health, children's mental health matters, health insurance, Maryland, Maryland Mental Health, Mental Health, stigma, volunteer

  Earlier this week, six runners left California on the IceBreaker Run. These six runners will run a marathon each day as they travel from California to Virginia, stopping along the way to start community conversations about mental health. The six runners have diverse backgrounds and experiences, but each one has had their life touched …

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Guest Post: “Celebrating through Art!” – Carrie McGraw, Maryland Department of Disabilities

Tags: All Categories, children's mental health, children's mental health matters, Mental Health

The Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign, coordinated by the Mental Health Association of Maryland and the Maryland Coalition of families, helped to plan this event to kick off Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Maryland. — “Governor Hogan declared May 1st through 7th Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Maryland.  To bring recognition to this …

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Hundreds Rally on Lawyer’s Mall to “Keep the Door Open!”

Tags: Advocacy & Public Policy, All Categories, Behavioral Health, community behavioral health providers, grassroots organizing, Maryland, Maryland Mental Health, Mental Health, rally, substance use

  More than 500 consumers, family members and advocates gathered in Annapolis February 25 at the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition’s Keep the Door Open Rally to appeal for increased access to behavioral health services for those living with mental health and substance use disorders. Resolute voices echoed from Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis, repeating the mantra …

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