262/MaryUmd Manual

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN
AND 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 provides intensive inpatient and
outpatient psychiatric care for children who are
seriously emotionally ill. The Institute, which
opened in 1958, is funded for an average daily
population of 37 residential patients, with an aver-
age day treatment capacity for 50 adolescents.

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR REGIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS—BALTIMORE

Chairperson: Dr. Herbert Garber, 1989

George W. Jones, 1988; Nancy L. Murphy, 1988;
Ralph A. Straley, 1988; Donna A. Arris, 1989;
Gloria D. Stokes, 1989; one vacancy.

The Board consists of seven members appointed
to four-year terms by the Governor upon recom-
mendation of the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene.

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS—CHELTENHAM

Larry H. McAvoy, Director
Cheltenham, MD 20623 372-6121

The Regional Institute opened as Cheltenham
Center in 1976. Then, it was funded by a State
grant from the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene through the Prince George's County
Health Department. In 1982, the Center became a
State institution renamed the Regional Institute for
Children and Adolescents—Cheltenham (Chapter
891, Acts of 1982). The Institute serves severely
emotionally disturbed boys and girls, ages 12 to 18
years old, from Prince George's, St. Mary's, Calvert
and Charles counties.

Most young people at the Institute reside there.
Their average length of stay is eight months. Some
day students receive therapy and schooling at the
Institute but live at home. The Institute is funded
to serve an average daily population of 28, which
includes students referred by the court for evalua-
tion and young people who receive day treatment.

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR REGIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS—CHELTENHAM

Co-Chairperson: Elmer R. Phillips, 1989
Co-Chairperson: Beatrice Rodgers, 1990

Mary Jane Kelley, 1988; Carole A. Pinckney, 1988;
Kirwan Wineland, 1989; Paul V. Lemkau, 1991;
five vacancies.

Appointed by the Governor upon recommenda-
tion of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene,
the Board has eleven members who serve four-year
terms. Members include two residents each of Cal-
vert, Charles and St. Mary's counties, and five resi-
dents of Prince George's County. One member from
each county must be a parent or odier relative of a
resident or former resident of the Institute (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-411).

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS—ROCKVILLE

John L. Gildner, Administrator

15000 Broschart Road
Rockville, MD 20850 251-6800

The Regional Institute for Children and Adoles-
cents—Rockville provides treatment for emotion-
ally handicapped children from Frederick, Howard,
Montgomery, Prince George's and Washington
counties. It offers an intensive diagnostic and treat-
ment unit, and residential and day treatment. Edu-
cational services are provided by the Montgomery
County Department of Education.

Day treatment is funded to provide for an aver-
age daily population of 90 children between the
ages of 5 and 18. The Institute is funded to serve
an average daily population of 45 young people in
residence.

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR REGIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS—ROCKVILLE

Chairperson: Odessa M. Shannon, 1991

Jean Robert Herdt, M.D., 1989; Barbara Burklew,
1990; Thaddeus Meade Felton, 1992; Carol S.
Petzold, 1992; Rev. Lionel Pointer, 1992; Walter
E. Sowlkes, 1992.

The seven-member Board is appointed to four-
year terms by the Governor upon recommendation
of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER
Bruce Hershfield,^4f»»^ Superintendent
Sykesville, MD 21784 795-2100

Springfield Hospital Center was established in
1894 as Second Hospital for the Insane of the State
of Maryland (Chapter 231, Acts of 1894). The
Hospital opened for patients in 1896. It was re-
named Springfield State Hospital in 1900 (Chapter
70, Acts of 1900).

The Center admits mentally ill patients from
Baltimore City and from Carroll, Frederick, Garrett,
Howard and Montgomery counties. The facility is
funded for an average daily population of 835
patients (Code Health—General Article, sec. 10-
406).