Grantee Organization: Baltimore County Public Schools
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore County
Grant and Amount: 19-012 ($275,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would expand access to
screening and substance use treatment services in schools throughout Baltimore
County. The project would develop and
implement a systematic prevention, early detection, and referral program to
prevent substance use. CHRC grant funds
would support a contract with the Center for School Mental Health at University
of Maryland School of Medicine and mini-grants to substance use treatment
agencies selected via RFP to provide Certified Addiction Counselors at
participating schools at least one day per week. The program is designed to be implemented in
all high schools, and other support services staff (school counselors and
social workers) would be trained on the use of the CRAFFT 2 screening tool and
the brief negotiated interview. The
project would also establish community partnerships between each high school
and alternative programs in BCPS.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.bcps.org/
Grantee Organization: Helping Up Mission
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 19-013 ($385,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would provide an array of
residential, support, vocational, and health care services for vulnerable women
who are low-income, experiencing homelessness, and have substance use
disorder. This project involves two new
programs: (1) a 14-bed Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations accredited transitional recovery housing program in partnership
with Johns Hopkins Hospital Broadway Center for Addictions; and (2) a 16-bed
long-term Spiritual Recovery Program that focuses on integrated modalities of
care, focusing on hope, health, housing, and a sense of purpose and
community. Both of these programs are
modeled after success in serving adult males.
Organization Contact Information: https://helpingupmission.org/
Grantee Organization: Shepherd’s Clinic
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 19-014 ($260,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would expand the clinical
service offerings in its existing behavioral health program to include
treatment for substance use disorder.
The project would integrate a primary care opioid treatment program as
part of the existing Behavioral Health Program, expanding services to include
Medication-Assisted Therapy (MAT) for opioid use disorders, routine and special
diagnostic procedures and toxicology tests, psychiatric/psychological
assessments and treatment through the clinic’s Behavioral Health Program. The current Behavioral Health Program
provides psychotherapy, psychiatry services, case management resources, and
psychoeducation sessions.
Organization Contact Information: \ http://shepherdsclinic.org/
Grantee Organization: Associated Catholic Charities
Jurisdiction Served: Multiple
Grant and Amount: 19-015 ($510,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would enhance and expand
Catholic Charities’ substance use treatment program to provide Integrated Dual
Disorder Treatment (IDDT). The project
would enable the organization to become IDDT certified and would support
policy, procedure, and system of care changes, capacity building, and staff
training. The ability to provide
expanded, integrated substance use treatment could enhance the service offerings
for as many as 1,500 clients of Catholic Charities programs and the Villa Maria
Community Resources Clinics per year.
These 12 clinics are located in Baltimore City and seven jurisdictions
in rural, urban, and suburban settings.
Organization Contact Information: https://www.catholiccharities-md.org/
Grantee Organization: Cecil County health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Cecil County
Grant and Amount: 19-016 ($600,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would provide services to
low-income pretrial detainees involved with the Office of the Public Defender
on misdemeanor or nonviolent felony charges who have a substance use disorder
and lack access to appropriate treatment services in the community. The project would screen detainees and
connect/serve them with treatment, support with a peer recovery specialist, and
referral to other services as needed.
Organization Contact Information: http://cecilcountyhealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Cornerstone Montgomery
Jurisdiction Served: Montgomery County
Grant and Amount: 19-017 ($325,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would expand access to
somatic and preventative care services to an estimated 565 individuals who are
living in poverty, medically frail, experience comorbid health and behavioral
health disorders, and are senior citizens.
The applicant would collaborate with Nexus Montgomery, a consortium of
six hospitals in Montgomery County, to review data quarterly and identify
individuals in need of services. The
hospitals would work with the applicant to collect and track hospital
utilization data.
Organization Contact Information: https://www.cornerstonemontgomery.org/
Grantee Organization: University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health
Jurisdiction Served: Harford County
Grant and Amount: 19-018 ($325,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would start both a new
24-hour Walk-in/Urgent Care Center and an Assertive Care Treatment Program in
Harford County. The new Walk-in/Urgent
Care Center would provide 24-hour access to behavioral, mental, and addiction
services. The project would provide an
array of services, including a 24-hour crisis hotline; outpatient mental
health; SUD treatment and MAT services; residential crisis beds; a mobile
crisis team; and an ACT team for individuals with serious mental illness,
including referrals to community providers.
Organization Contact Information: https://www.umms.org/uch
Grantee Organization: Queen Anne’s County Department of Health
Jurisdiction Served: Queen Anne’s County
Grant and Amount: 19-019 ($275,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would promote screening and
access to behavioral health services for patients in the existing Mobile
Integrated Health (MIH) program in Queen Anne's County. Individuals would be able to access a Peer
Recovery Specialist who would perform an in-person follow-up visit. The project would also provide telehealth
services, which would provide Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to
Treatment (SBIRT) for disadvantaged populations in Queen Anne’s County.
Organization Contact Information: https://health.maryland.gov/qahealth/Pages/qacdoh-home.aspx
Grantee Organization: Potomac Healthcare Foundation
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 18-009 ($210,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would establish a 16-bed
specialty recovery house in West Baltimore for underserved, low-income young
adults with opioid addiction to provide a supervised, developmentally
appropriate recovery environment with support for outpatient treatment. The
project would provide an immediate linkage to care from the ED or hospitalization
with a "warm handoff" and rapid initiation of treatment, including
residential recovery support and buprenorphine as needed. While at the center,
patients would benefit from an on-campus community treatment facility which
would provide a full spectrum of behavioral health treatment for opioid
addiction and co-occurring disorders. The project would expand access to
integrated services in Baltimore City, an area of the state that is
particularly in need of these services.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.mountainmanor.org
Grantee Organization: Wells House
Jurisdiction Served: Washington
Grant and Amount: 18-010 ($103,615)
Grant Project Description: This project would add somatic care
services at two addiction treatment facilities in Western Maryland. Many of the
patients at Wells House have complex medical needs, and providing integrated
behavioral and somatic care could lead to a reduction in avoidable hospital
utilization for this vulnerable population. The project would utilize a nurse
practitioner and medical assistant to perform health assessments, provide
necessary health education, and address other somatic health issues. This
program is replicable at other addiction facilities in the state and would help
improve health outcomes for individuals needing substance use treatment
services.
Organization Contact Information: www.wellshouse.org
Grantee Organization: Atlantic General Hospital
Jurisdiction Served: Lower Shore
Grant and Amount: 18-011 ($175,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would develop a new
interdisciplinary chronic pain management center that would provide access to
somatic health, behavioral health, and therapy services to help patients
relieve chronic pain without the use of opioid medications. For those with
Substance Use Disorders, the intervention offers a concentrated outpatient
program using a multi-disciplinary approach to reduce or discontinue the use of
opioids for pain management. This program is innovative and could be replicable
in other areas of the state.
Organization Contact Information: www.atlanticgeneral.org/
Grantee Organization: Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services
Jurisdiction Served: Cecil
Grant and Amount: 18-012 ($300,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would provide
integration of behavioral health and somatic care in Cecil County by placing
psychotherapists in the offices of Union Primary Care, the largest primary care
provider in Cecil County. The project implements the Screenings, Brief
Interventions, and Referrals to Treatment (SBIRT Model), and the target
population would be those who have substance use issues. This project would
expand access to integrated behavioral health services in a rural and
underserved area of the state.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.upperbay.org/
Grantee Organization: Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
Jurisdiction Served: Anne Arundel
Grant and Amount: 18-013 ($500,000)
Grant Project Description: This project would expand the
existing, innovative “Safe Stations” initiative through the addition of another
mobile crisis team in Anne Arundel County to serve more individuals. The Safe
Stations Initiative allows any individual with Substance Use Disorders seeking
treatment to walk into any County police or fire station to seek assistance.
The new mobile crisis team would link those seeking treatment to recovery
services, care coordination, and peer support.
Organization Contact Information: www.aamentalhealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Worcester County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Worcester
Grant and Amount: 18-019 ($175,000)
Grant Project Description: This project involves the enhancement of
an existing Medication Assisted Therapy program through the addition of
Naltrexone. The target population to be served includes: (1) Individuals
released from inpatient addictions treatment programs; (2) inmates leaving
Worcester County Detention Center with opioid addiction; and (3) individuals
involved in Drug Court..
Organization Contact Information: http://www.worcesterhealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Way Station
Jurisdiction Served: Statewide
Grant and Amount: 17-004 ($75,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports a program
to pilot the use promote the use of the “Care-at-Hand” technology for
individuals with Serious Mental Illness at community behavioral health
providers to help improve client health outcomes. The project has a
particular emphasis on clients who are high utilizers of hospital resources and
is designed to be sustainable after the CHRC grant ends. Grant funds will
be used for technology fees and salary costs for the project director.
Organization Contact Information: www.waystationinc.org
Grantee Organization: Worcester Youth and Family Counseling Services
Jurisdiction Served: Worcester
Grant and Amount: 17-005 ($125,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports a program
to increase access to behavioral health services in a rural and underserved
area of the state by expanding the capacity of the organization to hire
additional clinical staff. The program will address a current three-month
waiting list for clients seeking services. Grant funds will be utilized to pay
for the salary of a new clinical psychologist.
Organization Contact Information: gowoyo.org
Grantee Organization: Robert A. Pascal Youth and Family Services
Jurisdiction Served: Anne Arundel
Grant and Amount: 17-006 ($225,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports the
establishment of a new stabilization center located on the grounds of the
former state psychiatric hospital in Crownsville. The project will
emphasize serving individuals who are identified by EMS or law enforcement;
this program does not currently exist in Anne Arundel County.
Stabilization services will be co-located with Gaudenzia Addiction and Recovery
Services, one of the larger behavioral health service providers in the state,
and the project will increase access to substance use treatment services. Grant
funds will be used for salaries of clinicians who will staff the center.
Organization Contact Information: www.pascalfamily.org
Grantee Organization: Cornerstone Montgomery
Jurisdiction Served: Statewide
Grant and Amount: 17-007 ($100,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports the
creation of a data warehouse developed by the Community Behavioral Health
Association and will assist community behavioral health providers across the
state to collect patient clinical outcome data. The data warehouse would
be utilized to assess provider capacity and to support practice transformation
through benchmarking and is designed to be sustainable after the initial CHRC
grant funds are utilized.
Organization Contact Information: www.cornerstonemontgomery.org
Grantee Organization: Calvert County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Calvert
Grant and Amount: 17-008 ($550,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports an
innovative re-entry program led by the Calvert County Health Department, the
sole safety net provider of behavioral health services in Calvert County.
The project addresses the social determinants of health impacting formerly
incarcerated individuals and looks to develop concrete measurable outcomes to
track/demonstrate the performance of re-entry programs at the local
level. The program has the potential to serve as a model for local re-entry
efforts in other areas of the state. Grant funds will be utilized for
staff salaries and the provision of social service supports for program
participants.
Organization Contact Information: www.calverthealth.org
Grantee Organization: Muslim Community Medical Center
Jurisdiction Served: Montgomery
Grant and Amount: 17-009 ($150,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports expanded
access to integrated behavioral health and substance use treatment services in
the community and remove the stigma of seeking behavioral services among the
minority population served at the Center. The organization currently offers
part-time behavioral health services to Montgomery Cares patients, and this
project will expand the capacity of the Center to serve additional patients who
are not Montgomery Cares patients, i.e., Medicaid, private insurance, and
Medicare. Grant funds will be utilized for clinical staff salaries.
Organization Contact Information: www.mccclinic.org
Grantee Organization: Pressley Ridge
Jurisdiction Served: Allegany
Grant and Amount: 17-020 ($350,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supports implementation of the HOMEBUILDERS® model, an
evidence based program which aims to increase family engagement in treatment
with a goal of family preservation and cost savings for the social service
system. The Center will work closely with the Allegany County Department
of Social Services to provide services for children removed from their parents
due to substance use. The program's goal is family preservation when
appropriate by increasing access to behavioral health and wraparound services. Grant funds will be utilized for
clinical staff salaries and training on the HOMEBUILDERS® model.
Organization Contact Information: www.pressleyridge.org
Grantee Organization: Garrett County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Garrett
Grant and Amount: 16-005 ($180,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supports the use
of tele-health technology to increase access to Medication Assisted Therapy
(MAT) and responds to the recommendations of the Governor’s Heroin and Opioid
Emergency Task Force. The program involves a collaboration between the Garrett
County Health Department and the University of Maryland School of Medicine's
Department of Psychiatry. Grant funds support the salary costs of program staff
and the contracting of an outside evaluator.
Organization Contact Information: www.garretthealth.org
Grantee Organization: Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore
Jurisdiction: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 16-006 ($600,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant is being utilized
to support the operating costs of a new “Stabilization Center” in Baltimore.
The center will be located at the current site of a Federally Qualified Health
Center and will intercept EMS calls for alcohol/substance use, divert these
individuals from hospital emergency departments, and refer them to services at
the Stabilization Center. Individuals receive case-management after discharge
from the Center. Grant funds are being utilized to support the salaries of peer
recovery support specialists.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.bhsbaltimore.org
Grantee Organization: Potomac Healthcare Foundation
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 16-007 ($275,000)
Grant Project Description: This thee-year grant is utilizing
funding to establish a 50-bed residential Recovery Support Center in West
Baltimore. The project addresses three of the seven goals of the Governor’s
Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force by: (1) expanding access to treatment by
removing one of the barriers for accessing care, housing; (2) enhancing the
quality of treatment via an evidence-based approach that utilizes residential
recovery housing; and (3) boosting overdose prevention efforts, as “stable
housing and quality treatment are the bulwarks against overdose.” Grant funds
are being utilized to support the salary costs of case managers at the
program.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.mountainmanor.org
Grantee Organization: Bon Secours Baltimore Health System
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 16-008 ($125,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year -grant supports the
creation of a new Forensic Diversion Program (FDP) for inmate pre-trial mental
health stabilization prior to competency determination from the courts. The
goal of the Bon Secours FDP program is to enable court-involved individuals
with serious mental illness awaiting trial to receive services at Bon Secours
in lieu of another placement in the state hospital system. Grant funds are
being utilized to support staff salaries and training.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.bonsecoursbaltimore.com
Grantee Organization: Lower Shore Clinic
Jurisdiction Served: Lower Shore
Grant and Amount: 16-012 ($105,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant provides funding to support the
"CareWrap" program that targets individuals with behavioral health
needs who Present at the Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) ED in high
volumes and provides intensive case management services for these individuals
in a community setting post-hospital discharge. The proposal involves a
partnership with PRMC and is designed to help reduce 30-day readmission rates
for individuals participating in the program. CHRC grant funds are being
utilized to support the salary costs of program staff (This grant is also
listed in "Reducing avoidable ED visits and promoting care in the
community").
Organization Contact Information: http://www.gogettersinc.org/Lower-Shore-Clinic.html
Grantee Organization: Family Services, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Montgomery County
Grant Amount: 15-006 ($250,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant provides funding to
expand Family Services' CareLink program to Holy Cross Hospital and Holy Cross
Germantown Hospital. The CareLink program was previously successfully
implemented at Washington Adventist Hospital and Shady Grove Hospital. The
program targets individuals at a high risk for readmission who have behavioral
health needs and/or medical conditions complicated by socio-economic factors.
Grant funding is utilized to support the salary costs program staff (This
grant is also listed in "Reducing avoidable ED visits and promoting care
in the community").
Organization Contact Information: http://www.fs-inc.org/
Grantee Organization: Calvert County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Calvert County
Grant Amount: 15-007 ($600,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant award provides
funding to accelerate ongoing behavioral health integration efforts in Calvert
County. This grant enables Calvert County to expand access to behavioral health
and medication assisted addiction treatment in a demonstrated unserved rural
area of the state. Grant funds are being utilized to support staff salaries and
to upgrade its EMR system.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.calverthealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Mental Health Association of Frederick
Jurisdiction Served: Frederick
Grant and Amount: 14-012 ($325,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant seeks to expand
access to behavioral health care services in the region and reduce
behavioral-health related hospital emergency department visits at Frederick
Memorial Hospital. The grantee has expanded the hours of a new behavioral
health urgent care/walk-in service to available to residents regardless of
ability to pay or health insurance status. Grant funds are being utilized to
support staff salaries.
Organization Contact Information: www.fcmha.org
Grantee Organization: Allegany County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Allegany County
Grant Amount: 14-017 ($30,000)
Grant Project Description: This one-year grant supported a
“behavioral health learning collaborative” that provides training and technical
assistance to providers in the region. Grant funds were utilized to support the
start-up costs of the collaborative, which provided access to training and
technical assistance and enabled behavioral health providers to participate in
Maryland’s ongoing efforts to promote functional behavioral health
integration. (The grant is also listed in "Expanding Safety Net
Capacity").
Organization Contact Information: http://www.alleganyhealthdept.com
Grantee Organization: Behavioral Health Leadership Institute
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant Amount: 14-021 ($20,570)
Grant Project Description: This one-year grant allowed Behavioral
Health Leadership Institute to develop a sustainability plan for the Partners
in Integrated Treatment and Community Health (PITCH). The PITCH model provided
for integration of a clinical team with trained community health workers and
strong community partnerships. Grant funds were utilized to hire an
expert to consult on financial sustainability and Medicaid reimbursement. Grant
funds were leveraged by BHLI to receive additional funds from Jacob and Hilda
Blaustein Foundation and the Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund and helped
support the development of a Community Health
Worker Toolkit. (The grant is also listed in "Expanding Safety
Net Capacity").
Organization Contact Information: http://www.bhli.org/index.shtml
Grantee Organization: Mosaic
Jurisdiction: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 14-013 ($550,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported a
collaborative program between Mosaic and Baltimore Medical System to provide
integrated behavioral health and primary care services to residents of
Baltimore City. Grant funds were utilized to support the Opening of the
Sharfstein Center on N. Charles Street. Services provided included somatic,
case management, addiction and behavioral health programs. Grant funds
supported staff salaries.
Organization Contact Information: www.mosaicinc.org
Grantee Organization: Worcester County Health Department
Jurisdiction: Worcester
Grant and Amount: 14-014 ($600,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported a
program to improve access to somatic/primary care services for adults who have
serious mental illness (SMI) and/or addictions illness. The new unit provides
team-based care and access to publicly supported psychiatrists and therapists.
Grant funds are being utilized to support staff salaries.
Organization Contact Information: www.worcesterhealth.org
Grantee Organization: Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Jurisdiction Served: Montgomery
Grant and Amount: LHIC13-006 ($200,000)
Grant Project Description: This proposal seeks to promote obesity
prevention efforts and reduce behavioral health-related ED visits. Grant funds
would be utilized to promote comprehensive care coordination efforts.
Grantee Organization: Allegany County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Allegany
Grant and Amount: LHIC12-003 ($25,000)
Grant Project Description: The Allegany County Health Planning Coalition
utilized CHRC grant funds to support the training of more than 80 providers to
reduce the incidence of opioid prescription drug use and to support activities
to reduce tobacco use, prescription drug and alcohol abuse, and promote regular
screenings for chronic diseases. Grant funding also supported the
purchase of nicotine replacement therapy resources to support the health
department’s tobacco cessation program, breathalyzers to the County Sheriff’s
Office, and Medreturn units to provide permanent medication/drop off
sites throughout the community.
Grantee Organization: Carroll County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Carroll
Grant and Amount: LHIC12-007 ($25,000)
Grant Project Description: The Carroll County Health Department utilized
CHRC grant funds to reduce behavioral-health related visits to the hospital
emergency department by providing access to urgent care. This urgent care
model was created by expanding the capacity of an existing Outpatient Mental
Health Clinic, which used CHRC grant funding to build the system for scheduling
and billing for services provided at the urgent care facility.
Grantee Organization: Cecil County Local Health Improvement Coalition
Jurisdiction Served: Cecil
Grant and Amount: LHIC12-008 ($25,000)
Grant Project Description: The Cecil County Local Health Improvement
Coalition utilized grant funds to hire an external consultant to perform a
broad, community based needs assessment and resource evaluation focusing on
prescription drug abuse. This assessment will analyze multiple
factors involving prescription abuse and will provide a blueprint for suggested
potential effective interventions for the continuum of services and agencies
involved that will guide Cecil County’s work in this area for several years.
Grantee Organization: Mobile Medical Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Montgomery
Grant and Amount: 12-006 ($136,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported the
opening of a new primary care clinic in Rockville, co- locating services with
existing behavioral health care services provided by Montgomery County. The
program integrated primary care and behavioral health treatment for depression,
anxiety, addiction, and other clinical issues through collaboration with
community organizations. Grant funds were utilized to support salary costs. The
grantee reported providing services for 469 new patients through 815 visits
over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.mobilemedicalcare.org
Grantee Organization: Lower Shore Clinic
Jurisdiction Served: Lower Shore
Grant and Amount: 12-007 ($240,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported a program
to add primary care services to an existing behavioral health care clinic. The
program provided regular physicals, preventative services, and chronic disease
management for individuals with existing mental health or substance use
disorders. Grant funds supported the operational costs for this expansion of
services. The grantee reported serving 434 individuals through 1,468 visits
over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.gogettersinc.org/Lower-Shore-Clinic.html
Grantee Organization: Way Station, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Frederick, Washington, and Howard Counties
Grant and Amount: 12-012 ($170,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported a new
service model integrating three evidenced-based practices to improve the
effectiveness of behavioral health care and primary care services for
low-income individuals with serious and persistent mental illness and
co-occurring disorders. The program implemented the Missouri Health Home Model,
adding primary care professionals to community mental health teams. Grant funds
were utilized to support operational and administrative costs. The program
served 736 patients annually in three jurisdictions over the duration of the
grant and helped lay the groundwork for the State’s Behavioral Health Homes
program. There are now 75 Behavioral Health Homes in the State.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.waystationinc.org/
Grantee Organization: Walden Sierra, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Southern Maryland
Grant and Amount: 12-013 ($250,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant enabled Walden
Sierra to co-locate behavioral health services with primary care partners,
aimed at serving low-income and uninsured individuals with behavioral health
disorders. Walden partnered with Greater Baden Medical Services, a federally
qualified health center, and Medstar/St., Mary's Hospital System to provide
primary care and clinical space for Walden Sierra outpatient services. The grantee
reported providing services for 549 individuals and 875 visits over the
duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.waldensierra.org/
Grantee Organization: Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Prince George's and Montgomery Counties
Grant and Amount: 12-014 ($198,318)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant integrated
behavioral health care at the Mary’s Center's primary care service locations in
Silver Spring and Adelphi. The program served both individuals with a mental
health diagnosis as well as those suffering from medical conditions such as
chronic pain, hypertension, diabetes and histories of poor adherence to medical
treatment plans. Grant funds were utilized to support staff salaries. The
program provided services to 4,394 individuals and provided through 9,386
visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.maryscenter.org/
Grantee Organization: West Cecil Community Health Center
Jurisdiction Served: Cecil, Harford
Grant and Amount: 11-007 ($250,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant was awarded to
integrate behavioral health care services at its primary care facility. The
behavioral health care team consults with WCHC’s primary care providers to
refer patients to services and work collaboratively to ensure comprehensive,
integrated care to patients who need primary and behavioral health care
services. Grant funds were utilized to support the salaries of behavioral
health practitioners. The grantee reported serving 4,645 patients through
11,515 visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.westcecilhealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Baltimore County Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore Co.
Grant and Amount: 11-008 ($350,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported a
re-entry program that provided case management services for incarcerated
patients before and after release with behavioral health and substance abuse
disorders. The program directed participants with substance abuse disorders to
available inpatient and outpatient substance abuse programs post discharge from
a detention center. Grant funds supported two case managers who were
geographically distributed throughout the county. This program provided
services for 344 individuals over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/agencies/health
Grantee Organization: Prince George's Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Prince George's
Grant and Amount: 11-009 ($210,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported a
re-entry program that provided services at Adam’s House, which offers
ex-offenders assistance in successfully transitioning back to the community.
The program included behavioral and primary health care services, addiction
services, life skills education, parenting development, employment services,
and transportation assistance. Grant funds supported staff salaries. The
grantee reported serving 82 individuals through 984 visits over the duration of
the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/health/
Grantee Organization: Mosaic Community Services
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 11-010 $200,000
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported a pilot
program that integrated primary care services for individuals with a
co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Participants
were assessed for somatic health care needs, and connected with a primary care
provider. Grant funding was utilized for staff salaries. The grantee reported
providing services to 316 individuals over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.mosaicinc.org/
Grantee Organization: People Encouraging People
Jurisdiction Served: Multiple
Grant and Amount: 11-011 ($250,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported the
integration of a primary care program with existing behavioral, rehabilitative
and support services. The program inserted primary care professionals within
existing Assertive Community Treatment teams to provide added needed services
to those with complex health and social needs. Grant funding was utilized for
clinical staff salaries. This grantee reported serving 368 new individuals
through 1,400 visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.peponline.org/aboutpep/
Grantee Organization: Baltimore City Health Department - Substance Abuse
Systems, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 09-010 ($250,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported a program
aimed at providing integrated, community-based treatment services using
Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT) for those with co-occurring
disorders and criminal justice system involvement. Patient services were
provided by a team of behavioral health, social service and criminal justice
professionals. Grant funds were utilized to provide operational costs for the
program. The grantee reported serving 48 individuals through 2,385 visits over
the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://health.baltimorecity.gov/
Grantee Organization: Mid-Shore Mental Health System
Grant and Amount: 09-014 ($132,605)
Jurisdiction Served: Talbot County
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported a telemedicine
initiative for Mid-shore youth enrolled in the 60-day inpatient substance use
treatment at the Jackson Unit in Allegany County. This program enabled youth’s
families to participate in treatment, who otherwise may not have due to
transportation barriers. Grant funds were utilized to support staff salaries.
This program provided services to 71 families over the duration of the
grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.msmhs.org
Grantee Organization: Somerset Health Department
Jurisdiction Served: Somerset County
Grant and Amount: 09-017 ($400,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant provided support
for the integration of services for individuals with mental illness or
co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The program provided
assessment and counseling services to individuals who have addictions and
mental health related issues through a collaborative approach with three mental
health treatment agencies: Eastern Shore Psychological, Maple Shade, and Lower
Counties Community Services. Grant funds were utilized to support costs for
tele-psychiatry services. This program served 518 individuals and provided them
with 8,221 visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://somersethealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Upper Chesapeake Healthlink
Jurisdiction Served: Harford
Grant Amount: 09-018 ($250,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported the
integration of on-site mental health services and medication management in a
primary care setting. Grant funds supported the recruitment of specialty care
providers for the program. Throughout the program nearly 90 specialty care
providers were contracted and consistently booked to capacity. The
grantee reported serving 3,397 patients through 15,733 visits over the duration
of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.uchs.org/?section=healthlink&page=about_healthlink
Grantee Organization: Junction, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Carroll County
Grant and Amount: 08-014 ($109,000)
Grant Project Description: This one-year grant supported
psychiatric services for adolescents and young adults with a co-occurring
mental health and substance abuse disorder. Services provided through this
grant included psychiatric mental health consultations, and emergency
psychiatric consultations. Grant funding were utilized to support staff
salaries. The grantee reported serving 172 patients through 489 visits over the
duration of the grant.
Grantee Organization: Harford County Health Department
Grant and Amount: 08-015 ($484,237)
Jurisdiction Served: Harford County
Grant Project Descriptions: This three-year grant supported the
Hope Program, a re-entry program that included substance abuse and mental
health treatment for adjudicated individuals. The program provided free drug
treatment, counseling, medical and mental health care to those incarcerated at
the Harford County Detention Center and continued those services after release.
The program also provided transportation to treatment centers, and linkage to
social services. Grant funds were utilized to support staff salaries. This grants
provided health care services to over 1,000 individuals throughout the county
over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.harfordcountyhealth.com
Grantee Organization: Way Station, Inc.
Jurisdiction Served: Frederick
Grant and Amount: #08-016 ($500,000)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported the
implementation of Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT) and the
development of Dual-Diagnosis Capability to better serve individuals with
co-occurring substance addictions. Grant funds were utilized to support staff
salary costs and training. This program provided services to over 500 patients
through 26,000 visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.waystationinc.org
Grantee Organization: Atlantic General Hospital
Grant and Amount: 08-021 ($355,000)
Jurisdiction Served: Worcester County
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant enabled Atlantic General
Hospital to open a new behavioral health center to deliver services in an
ambulatory care setting, targeting individuals using the hospital's emergency
department for behavioral health issues. Grant funds were utilized to support
personnel costs and to provide funds for capital improvements to open the new
center. They also leveraged and additional $30,000 in private and federal funds
to contribute to the sustainability of the program. Atlantic General reported a
30% decrease in emergency room use by patients utilizing the behavioral health
care services at the Atlantic Health Center in the one-year after services were
initialized.
Organization Contact Information: www.atlanticgeneral.org/
Grantee Organization: Anne Arundel Mental Health Agency
Jurisdiction Served: Anne Arundel
Grant and Amount: 08-028, ($355,000)
Grant Project Description: This two-year grant supported services
to assess, stabilize, and treat uninsured Anne Arundel County residents with
co-occurring disorders who are in need of immediate services. Patient services
were delivered by a team including mobile crisis personnel, patient advocates
and case managers. Grant funds were utilized to support staff salaries and training.
The grantee reported serving 2,355 patients over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.aamentalhealth.org/
Grantee Organization: Johns Hopkins Bayview
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 07-008 ($485,479)
Grant Project Description: The three-year grant provided
comprehensive primary care services to people living with serious mental
illness. Services included preventative medicine, health education, health coaching
and counseling. Initial outcomes provided by the grantee indicated that
patients who received intensive services from the program compared to those who
were referred to their primary care provider experienced a reduction in smoking
(33.8%), visits to the emergency room (34.8%), and high cholesterol (44%).
Grant funds were utilized to support staff salaries and supplies. The grantee
reported that 268 individuals were served through 1,666 visits over the
duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.hopkinsbayview.org/psychiatry
Grantee Organization: Montgomery County Department of Health and Human
Services
Jurisdiction Served: Montgomery County
Grant and Amount: 07-009 ($491,854)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported the
Under One Roof program which extended primary care services to individuals
through the Department's Outpatient Addictions Program. Services included
comprehensive and coordinated care at the DHHS's Methadone Clinic, Drug Court
Program and the Threshold Psychiatry Clinic. Furthermore, Under One Roof was
able to provide podiatry specialty care to patients referred from any Community
Health Link clinic in the county. It also served as a satellite clinic for the
Gude Men's Shelter in Rockville. The grantee reported that 1,510 individuals
were served through 4,252 visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hhs/
Grantee Organization: Tri-State Community Health Center
Jurisdiction Served: Allegany County
Grant and Amount: 07-010 ($395,578)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported a
collaborative program between the grantee, Allegany Health Right, and Western
Maryland Health System to integrate community based mental health and substance
abuse services with somatic services for uninsured adults in Allegany County.
The program provided patients with referrals to psychiatric services, crisis beds,
and outpatient addiction services. Grant funds were utilized to support clinic
staff salaries. This program provided services to 470 individuals with mental
health or addictions services over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: www.tschc.org
Grantee Organization: Union Memorial Hospital
Jurisdiction Served: Baltimore City
Grant and Amount: 07-011 ($333,721)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant funded the
Buprenorphine Initiative program and an effective inpatient-to-outpatient
transition program for Heroin and opiate addicted patients. After release from
Union Memorial Hospital, patients were followed in the Adult Medicine Clinic
(AMC) for buprenorphine (Suboxone) maintenance therapy according to a standard
buprenorphine treatment protocol. Grant funds were utilized to support staff
salaries and data collection. The grantee reported serving 902 individuals
through 9,061 patient visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://www.medstarunionmemorial.org/
Grantee Organization: Walnut Street Community Health Center (now Family
Healthcare of Hagerstown)
Jurisdiction Served: Washington County
Grant and Amount: 07-012 ($339,125)
Grant Project Description: This three-year grant supported the
Improving Patient Care Program at WSCHC health facility. The program
incorporated behavioral health services within the Center’s established family
practice. Grant funds were utilized to purchase equipment and support staff
salaries and training. The grantee reported serving 570 patients through 6,594
visits over the duration of the grant.
Organization Contact Information: http://familyhch.org/