We’re Here to Help You Find Your Way
Find support, find strength, find anything you need. Enter keywords below, and we’ll help you head down the right path.
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.
Like most seniors winding down the final weeks of their last school year, Annapolis Area Christian School student Myles Henderson keeps pretty busy.
Read moreFor Immediate ReleaseMay 2, 2019 A record 850+ organizations, agencies and schools will come together to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health
Read moreMay is Mental Health Month, and we at MHAMD are looking forward to a busy month of activities. Next week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. We are also recognizing Older Americans Month with a series of activities throughout Maryland. Over the last few years, MHAMD has established many traditions related to Mental Health Month …
Read moreMHAMD is looking for Baltimore County older adults, peer support specialists and professionals who work with older adults in any role to take part in focus groups on aging and peer support.
Read moreOn Thursday, April 4, close to 100 health professionals came together at the Meeting House in Columbia, Md., to attend a workshop titled “Screening for Suicide Risk and an Update on the Neurobiology of Suicide”. The event, cohosted by MHAMD and the National Institute of Mental Health, featured a pair of experts from NIMH, Dr. …
Read moreThis Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 10th annual B’More Healthy Expo will take place at the Baltimore Convention Center. The expo features dozens of health and wellness exhibits, health screenings and other activities for the whole family.
Read moreNote: This is the first in a series of posts on legislation that was passed during the 2018 Maryland legislative session and how it will affect mental health care in the state as well as various issues related to mental health. MHAMD established a new Children’s Behavioral Health Coalition in late 2017 – a short …
Read moreIt’s Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Maryland. This weeklong campaign will raise awareness of the importance of children’s mental health. And it’s already off to a great start.
Read moreThe Mental Health Association of Maryland expresses its deep sorrow in response to the tragic fire that claimed the lives of three residents of a Residential Rehabilitation home operated by Arundel Lodge in Severn this past weekend. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, Walter McCardell, William Garcia and Barbara Brown, as …
Read moreNetwork Adequacy Part V: Proposed Regulations a Win for Behavioral Health Consumers You may remember from Part IV of our Network Adequacy series that the Maryland General Assembly passed landmark legislation in 2016 requiring that health insurance plans in the state have adequate numbers of providers in their networks to ensure that behavioral health consumers can …
Read moreMental Health America declared May as Mental Health Awareness Month in 1949 to spread awareness about mental health and reduce stigma around mental illness and substance use so that individuals feel more comfortable reaching out for help, finding information about mental illness and finding the right treatment. Fighting stigma can seem like a hefty task, …
Read moreHoward County Public Schools trained 120 nurses and other health staff in Youth Mental Health First Aid ® in the last few months.
Read more