We believe that mental health is health.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Across the country, Mental Health America is asking buildings, landmarks, and communities to light up green to during Mental Health Awareness Week—May 10th-16th. This year, the Mental Health Association of Maryland, Maryland Department of Health’s Integrated Wellness and Prevention Office, and Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling are working together to grow this movement here in Maryland.
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Maryland lights up green for mental health awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Across the state, Marylanders are lighting up green May 10th-16th to show support for those living with mental health and substance use issues. We are more powerful together than apart.
2026 Light Up Green Friends in Maryland
- AA County Mental Health Agency
- ADI (Alcohol & Drug Intervention, Inc.)
- AFSP MD
- Baltimore Center Stage
- Behavioral Health Administration
- Berwyn Heights Elementary School
- Bridging Hope, Inc. dba Organization Of Hope
- Building Mosaic Solutions, Inc.
- Camden Yards Complex
- Charles County - Local Behavioral Health Authority
- Charles County Department of Health
- Crossroads Community, Inc and Corsica River Mental Health
- DDAESRO
- Department of Mental Health - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Dynamic Mental Health Services, llc
- Echo Resource Development, INC
- Firsthealth Services
- Flourish Counseling and Wellness Center
- Frederick County Government
- Frederick County Health Department
- Frederick County Health Department- SSP
- Freetolancet, LLC dba Writefully Yours LLC
- Garrett County Health Department
- Garrett County Local Behavioral Health Authority/LMB
- GBJ Education Services
- Greenbelt Police Department
- Governor’s Mansion
- Harvesting Hope Youth and Family Wellness, Inc
- Heather Hills Elementary School
- Housing Authority of Baltimore City
- Impact lives health services
- ImpactHumanity
- Kasandra Kelly
- Kent County Health Department - Recovery in Motion
- La Paloma Academy - Lakeside
- M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George's County, Health & Wellness Team
- M&T Bank Stadium
- Maryland Association for Multicultural Development and Counseling (MAMCD)
- Maryland Department of Health Maternal & Child Health Bureau
- Maryland Department of Health Office of Suicide Prevention
- Maryland Family Resource, Inc.
- MedStar Harbor Hospital
- MedStar Health
- MedStar Southern Maryland
- MedStar Union Memorial
- Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc.
- My Neighbor's Keeper Alliance Inc.
- NAMI Montgomery County MD
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, Kent & QA County - NAMI KQA
- Oriented Healthcare LLC
- Pathways, Inc.
- PGCC Wellness and Mental Health Center
- Platoon 22
- Potomac Community Services
- PSI-Maryland
- Queen Anne's County Department of Health
- Queen Annes' County Public Schools
- Right Step LLC.
- Sheppard Pratt
- Spring Grove Hospital Center
- Striving For Wellness Together LLC
- The Lourie Center Therapeutic Nursery Program
- The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling
- Tidemark Intervention Services
- TUNE
- University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Counseling Services
- University of Maryland, Baltimore Center for Infant Study
- Upper Bay Counseling & Support Services, Inc.
- Western Maryland Counseling Center
Youth Voices Short Film: Experiences with Mental Health Care in Maryland
Hear directly from Maryland’s youth and caregivers as they share their experiences navigating the state’s behavioral health system and express their hopes for the future.
Host Your Own Mental Health Fundraiser
Our community is full of creative people who are passionate about supporting mental health in Maryland—any way they can! The sky is the limit. From workplace giving to goat yoga, pizza sales to community events, and anything in between. Where there is a will, there is a way. How will you support mental health?
Why Now?
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The number of children accessing hospital emergency departments for suicide attempts in Maryland has increased by 46%.
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An estimated 2,876 Marylanders lost their lives to overdose between April 2020 and April 2021.
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Nearly 1 in 5 in the US lives with a mental illness.
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In 2019, Maryland hospitals saw more than 417,000 visits for behavioral health crises.
There is Hope.
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87% of Americans believe a mental health disorder is nothing to be ashamed of.
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Over 80,000 Marylanders are trained in Mental Health First Aid.