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The Mental Health Association of Maryland and the Maryland Coalition on Mental Health and Aging have prepared fact sheets, issue papers and other documents for purposes of advocacy and information. You may contact Kim at 410-235-1178 ext 210 or Alethia at 410-235-1178 ext 222 during business hours or email at kburton@mhamd.org or aohara@mhamd.org.
There are multiple sources of education, services and support for the needs of older adults available through State agencies and community providers for both aging services and mental and allied health services.
Our resource guide is designed to give you beginning steps to find what you need. There is plenty more to be found but we have restricted our offerings to keep our listings manageable. Please contact us if you have suggestions for additional categories of help or particular resources of need.
In addition, we encourage you to visit the JHGEC website at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec to learn more about the JHGEC mission and programs.
- Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries, the National Institute of Health makes important medical discoveries that improve health and saves lives. www.nih.gov
- Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and addiction from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). www.nida.nih.gov
- Mental Health Association of Maryland serves as the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Outreach Partner in Maryland to deliver the most current and accurate information about mental health and mental illness to the public. www.nimh.nih.gov
- Center for Mental Health Services seeks to improve prevention and mental health treatment services by helping states improve and increase the quality and range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services for people with mental illness, their families and communities. www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/
- To request public mental health services, contact (800) 888-1965 or TTY (800) 735-2258 or contact the local Core Service Agency in your county.
- Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
- Maryland Department of Aging www.mdoa.state.md.us
- Hopeline Network (800) SUICIDE (2433) or (800) 273-talk (8255) www.hopeline.com
- Pro Bono Counseling Project (410) 323-5800, (301) 805-8191 or (877) 323-5800 or visit them online at www.probonocounseling.org
- Maryland Disability Law Center offers callers information, referrals and advice. This center also provides full legal representation to a limited number of cases, (410) 727-6352, (800) 233-7201 or TTY (410) 727-6387. www.mdlclaw.org