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Mental Health Association of Maryland Announces Retirement of CEO Linda Raines After 40 Years of Transformative Leadership
August 14th, 2026
Mental Health Association of Maryland Announces Retirement of CEO Linda Raines After 40 Years of Transformative Leadership Board Launches National CEO Search in Partnership with DRiWaterstone Human Capital August 14, 2026 LUTHERVILLE, MD: The Board of Directors of the Mental Health…
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1/27/25 Legislative Update
January 27th, 2025
2025 Access to Care Agenda It's a busy week in Annapolis! Many of the bills prioritized in the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition's 2025 Access to Care Agenda have hearings scheduled over the next few days, including the following important initiatives. Prohibiting Balance Billing (HB 11) -…
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1/20/2025 Legislative Update
January 21st, 2025
Maryland's Behavioral Health Workforce Data from an alarming new assessment of Maryland's behavioral health workforce highlights an escalating crisis in access to mental health and substance use care. According to the report, completed pursuant to 2023 legislation spearheaded by the Maryland…
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1/13/2025 Legislative Update
January 15th, 2025
Happy New Year! This is the first full week of the 2025 legislative session and the Maryland General Assembly is already in full swing. Elected officials will work over the next few months to balance a nearly $3 billion budget deficit and debate over 2,000 legislative proposals covering a range of…
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MHAMD Launches 1-Year Community College Mental Health First Aid Initiative
September 19th, 2024
Mental Health Association of Maryland Launches 1-Year Community College Mental Health First Aid Initiative in Partnership with Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration The Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAMD), in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health…
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New Study Finds Continuing Pervasive Disparities in Access to In-Network Mental Health and Substance Use Care
April 17th, 2024
Download the press release. While Maryland Continues to Rank Near the Bottom of States in Several Access to Care Indicators, New and Enhanced Statewide Parity Enforcement Efforts Aim to Eliminate Discriminatory Health Plan Coverage for Marylanders Seeking Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment…
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Maryland’s Statewide Behavioral Health Survey Results
March 4th, 2024
Before 2023 ended, we asked our community to share their concerns on some of Maryland’s biggest mental health and substance use challenges, as well as their opinions on the most effective strategies to address them. This input informs our advocacy as we continue to work to ensure that…
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2/27/2024 Legislative Update
February 29th, 2024
Enforcing Mental Health and Substance Use Parity Laws MHAMD and partners are urging the General Assembly to pass legislation this year that would strengthen parity compliance reporting requirements for health insurance companies (carriers) and increase the Maryland Insurance Administration’s…
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On the Passing of Maryland’s Trans Health Equity Act
June 21st, 2023
After a multi-year organizing campaign, Maryland’s Trans Health Equity Act was passed and signed into law last month, modernizing Maryland’s medical assistance program (Medicaid) by requiring coverage for all medically necessary gender affirming care beginning on January 1, 2024. This is a huge…