RESOURCES
Resources
For your convenience, we have listed links to Maryland resources for getting more information on mental health, substance abuse, educational programs, child abuse prevention and other recovery-based initiatives.
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) – Get information on accreditation and standards
Mental Health Association of Maryland
– Get information on mental health and mental health issues, etc.
Maryland Stronger Families - Get information on strengthening families.
Mental Hygiene Administration of Maryland
– Get information on Public Mental Health System Services and eligibility.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
– Get information on national initiatives to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Maryland
– Offers support and educational programs for those who care about mental illness.
On Our Own of Maryland
– A statewide mental health consumer education and advocacy group that promotes equality in all aspects of society for people who receive mental health services and develops alternative, recovery-based mental health initiatives.
Maryland Network of Care
– Network of Care is a highly interactive, single information place where consumers, community-based organizations and municipal government workers can go to easily access a wide variety of important information.
Redefining Mental Illness
– the British Psychological Society released a remarkable document entitled “Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia.”
Mental Health Recovery: A Journey of Healing and Transformation
– In order to support the rehabilitation and recovery of every Veteran with a mental illness, the VA has identified recovery as a guiding principle for its entire mental health service delivery system.