A Maryland legislator says laws regarding firearms possession and mental health will be revisited in the state's next legislative session.
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Read More »August 28, 2018 Comments Off on Zirkin: Laws on firearms, mental health to be reviewed
A Maryland legislator says laws regarding firearms possession and mental health will be revisited in the state's next legislative session.
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Read More »May 14, 2018 Comments Off on Maryland might have accelerated ‘red flag’ trend
Welcome to Monday, the 45th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Frontiero v. Richardson decision striking down as unconstitutional the denial of benefits to women in the military that are provided to their male colleagues. Here are some news items ...
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The Maryland Health Care Commission has voted to approve a new 16-bed mental health hospital on Anne Arundel Medical Center’s Riva Road campus in Annapolis. Construction on the $25 million facility is expected to begin this fall, with plans on ...
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Read More »March 27, 2018 1 Comment
Baltimore will announce plans Wednesday to open a stabilization center, providing help for people struggling with addiction and other mental health disorders. The stabilization center will revitilize space at the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in the city’s Coppin Heights neighborhood. While ...
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Read More »April 13, 2017 Comments Off on Md. lawmakers tackled range of health issues in 2017 session
Under the shadow of federal efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the General Assembly this session passed several bills that look to insulate Marylanders from changes to the health insurance law and passed packages of bills designed to ...
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Read More »March 5, 2017 Comments Off on ‘We’ve got a crisis in Maryland’
The Maryland Hospital Association keeps a busy calendar during the legislative session in Annapolis. Carmela Coyle, the association’s president and CEO, said this year the organization would offer recommendations on more than 100 bills. And this year she’s also had ...
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Read More »September 13, 2016 Comments Off on Judges call on Md. legislature to assert itself in mental health issue
ANNAPOLIS — Members of Maryland’s judiciary Tuesday called on legislators to ensure that the state health department promptly care for criminal defendants waiting for court-ordered psychological evaluations for possible commitment or to determine their competency to stand trial. Baltimore City District Court Judge George ...
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Read More »August 8, 2016 Comments Off on Union, Hogan administration clash on mental hospital issues
The largest state employees’ union is calling on the governor and Maryland health officials to increase the number of beds and staffing at state mental hospitals. The demands come days after the state health secretary appeared before a Baltimore City Circuit ...
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Read More »January 13, 2016 Comments Off on Mental Health Association of Md. sues fellow mental health group over joint project
The Mental Health Association of Maryland is claiming the National Council for Behavioral Health has attempted to block it from running a mental health training program that the organizations developed and agreed to jointly operate. The program, called Mental Health ...
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Read More »November 11, 2015 Comments Off on Md. panel to hold seminar on handling mental health crisis
TOWSON — A Maryland panel is holding a seminar on how to de-escalate confrontations with people experiencing a mental health crisis. The Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions is holding a session on Wednesday afternoon to demonstrate what works and ...
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