Program areas at MHAMD
Public education and training mhamd educated the public through pubic and professional education, community outreach and awareness campaigns including: the children's Mental Health matters campaign, which brings together hundreds of schools and community organizations; healthy new moms, serving pregnant women, new moms and those who care for them; and older adults: vibrant minds, serving older adults, families and care partners. Training initiatives include Mental Health first aid Maryland, a national certification program teaching skills to recognize and respond to behavioral Health concerns or crises.
Engage with the engage with older adults skills training program, an interactive, comprehensive skills-based training for people who support and care for older adults
Services oversight mhamd's consumer quality team conducts announced and unannounced site visits of public behavioral Health facilities and community programs for adults and youth. Visits are conducted to assess consumer satisfaction with services, ensure problems are resolved and to help improve the overall quality of Maryland's public behavioral Health system.
Brainfutures brainfutures: mhamd provides support to a national nonprofit that provides rigorous and unbiased information about advances in brain Health resulting from breakthroughs in understanding neuroplasticity of the brain. The organization is a directly controlled subsidiary dedicated to improving human outcomes by assessing and advancing practical applications of new scientific understanding of the brain through rigorous issue briefs, and works to lay a foundation for the regulatory and reimbursement work necessary to ensure equitable access to advances in treatment.
Advocacy mhamd works with government officials and stakeholders to strengthen laws and policies at the state and federal level to improve behavioral Health outcomes for the public. Coalitions focused on the holistic needs of the public, and networks targeted to the specific needs of children, older adults and criminal justice-involved individuals bring together consumers, family members, caregivers, and professional and government organizations to work in unison to advance Mental wellbeing for marylanders.