The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act (SB719 and HB812), which the General Assembly approved this year, will use the state’s existing 211 mental health crisis agency to establish periodic check-ins and connections to mental health resources for people who opt in.

County Executive Jan Gardner announced that the county will administer up to $2 million in grants to help child care centers and providers countywide pay for expenses due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Mental Health Association of Frederick County (MHA) wants to express our support for the people in our community and across our nation, especially people in the black community, who continue to be disproportionately harmed by a biased social system.

At the Mental Health Association of Frederick County, Child Care Choices is helping the community and child care providers recognize when a child has been exposed to adverse childhood experiences.