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Haile, 1992; Mary Eden Zorbaugh, 1992; Gregory
Evans, 1994; Beverly Wise, 1994; two vacancies.

MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
CENTER
William T. Carpenter, M.D., Director

PO. Box 3235
Maple and Locust Sts.
Catonsville, MD 21228 455-7101

Opened in 1968, the Maryland Psychiatric Re-
search Center is located on the grounds of Spring
Grove Hospital Center (Chapter 558, Acts of
1967). The University of Maryland operates the
Research Center under an agreement with the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The Center conducts a program of basic and
applied interdisciplinary research on mental illness
and trains graduate and postgraduate students in
psychiatric and behavioral sciences research (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-425).

METRO MARYLAND REGION

Alice Hegner, Acting Regional Director
225-6636

The Regional Director for the Metro Maryland
Region oversees administration of mental hygiene
services in the Baltimore metropolitan area. These
include community-based services and the Walter P
Carter Mental Health Unit, the Highland Health
Facility Psychiatric Unit, the Regional Institute for
Children and Adolescents—Baltimore, and Spring
Grove Hospital Center.

WALTER E CARTER CENTER, MENTAL
HEALTH UNIT
Patricia W. Kendall, 'Ph.D.^Administratw
Jose D. Arana, M.D., Clinical Director, Mental
Health Component

630 W Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 328-2139
328-2275

The Walter E Carter Community Mental Health
and Retardation Center began offering community
mental health services to Baltimore City residents
in 1967. These services now include inpatient and
outpatient care, partial hospitalization, and emer-
gency services. The Mental Health Unit is ad-
ministered by the Mental Hygiene Administration.
The Center also maintains three units at other
sites that provide treatment for adults, adolescents,
and children: Carruthers Clinic, Morley Street
Clinic, and Cherry Hill Clinic. Psychiatric emergen-
cy service is available to area residents twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week. Consultation and
education services are provided to various corn-

munity agencies (Code Health—General Article,
sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR WALTER. P.
CARTER. CENTER, MENTAL HEALTH UNIT

Pauline F. Reichenbach, Acting Chairperson, 1992

Mental Hygiene Board appointed by Governor upon
recommendation of Secretary of Health & Mental
Hygiene: six vacancies.

HIGHLAND HEALTH FACILITY
PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
Ned Rosinsky, M.D., Acting Medical Director

5200 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224 558-9005

Located on the grounds of Francis Scott Key
Medical Center, the Highland Health Facility
Psychiatric Unit was established in 1972. The Unit
provides psychiatric treatment for residents of Bal-
timore City in close coordination with three local
community mental health programs: Johns Hop-
kins Hospital, Francis Scott Key Medical Center,
and Harbel, a community-based day care program.
The Unit is presently funded for 35 beds (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR HIGHLAND
HEALTH FACILITY PSYCHIATRIC UNIT

Gerard H. O'Connor, Chairperson, 1992

Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of
Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Barbara
Baynes, 1991; Donn M. Teubner-Rhodes, M.D.,
1992; Jessie K. Wallace, 1993; Jack R. Ciccone,
1994; Horace Dacko, 1994; one vacancy.

The Governor, upon recommendation of the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, appoints
the Board's seven members to four-year terms.

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN &
ADOLESCENTS—BALTIMORE
Clifford A. Palmer, Administrator

605 S. Chapel Gate Lane
Baltimore, MD 21229 368-6600

The Regional Institute for Children and Adoles-
cents—Baltimore opened in 1958. Originally lo-
cated in Baltimore County on the grounds of
Rosewood State Hospital, the Institute moved to
southwest Baltimore, near the U.S. National
Cemetery, in the early 1970s. The Institute provides
intensive inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care
for children who are seriously emotionally ill. The
Institute is funded for a daily average of 37 residen-
tial patients, with an average day treatment capacity
for 50 adolescents.