Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports Updates
The next meeting of the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports has not yet been announced.
Background
The Maryland General Assembly created the Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports as part of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future in recognition of the critical role that mental health and wraparound services will play in supporting student achievement. The Consortium is a 25-member entity responsible for developing a statewide framework to expand access to comprehensive behavior health services for Maryland students. The Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC) serves as the Consortium's fiscal agent and is responsible for providing staff support for the Consortium. The National Center for School Mental Health is providing technical assistance. The Consortium began its activities during the summer of 2022. The General Assembly leadership selected David D. Rudolph to serve as the Consortium's chair.
The Consortium is responsible for expanding access to comprehensive behavioral health services for Maryland students, pre-K through grade 12. As part of this mandate, the Consortium is funding new and expanded programming in all 24 jurisdictions; fostering collaboration between providers, schools, and families; and providing training and technical assistance in evidence-based approaches for clinicians and educators.
- Expanding Access to Services: In February 2024, the CHRC awarded grants totaling approximately $111 million to community behavioral health providers. These 127 grants are currently under implementation and are projected to collectively serve hundreds of thousands of students statewide, click HERE for a summary of students served by jurisdiction. Programs address a range of behavioral health challenges through prevention, behavioral health screenings, counseling, addiction treatment, family support, crisis planning and services, telehealth services, support groups, wraparound services, and more (see page two). Grantees report regularly on key performance measures including behavioral health outcomes. The grant period is March 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, after which grants may be renewed.
- Fostering Collaboration: The Blueprint requires the Consortium to form local “Community Supports Partnerships" across the state. Using the collective impact model, each Partnership will consist of a local coordinating body called a “Hub," as well as the local community behavioral health providers. Hubs will coordinate service providers in collaboration with schools. In March 2024, the CHRC awarded approximately $5 million to 10 organizations to pilot the model before it is implemented statewide. The grant period is April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.
- Providing world-class training and technical assistance: The Consortium and National Center for School Mental Health are providing training and implementation support to grantees in 15 evidence-based programs. This training will improve outcomes for Maryland students receiving services. School staff will also receive training and implementation support in evidence-based programs.
Membership: Click here for a list of Consortium members.
Request for Applications: The CHRC has released the latest Request for Applications for the Consortium program. Proposals are due February 4. More information can be found HERE.
Consortium Impact Statement: Click here for a downloadable copy of the Impact Statement shown above
Reports and Presentations for the Consortium may be found here.
Mailing List: To be added to the Consortium mailing list, please click here
