of 1966). The Director supervises programs receiv-
ing these grants-in-aid. The Maryland Community
Mental Health Services Act of 1966 also authorized
local mental health advisory committees (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-208).

MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
MENTAL HYGIENE

Joseph I. Pines, Chair, 1997
(410) 767-6610

The MarylandAdvisory Council on Mental Hygiene
was created in 1976 (Chapter 746, Acts of 1976). It
advises the Mental Hygiene Administration on the sodal,
economic and medical problems of mental hygiene.
The Council's eighteen members are appointed by
the Governor for three-year terms (Code Health—
General Article, sees. 10-301 through 10-305).

WALTER P. CARTER CENTER
Patricia W. Kendall, Ph.D., Administrator
David B. Mallott, M.D., Clinical Director

630 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 328-2139

The Walter P. Carter Center began offering
community mental health services to Baltimore
City residents in 1967. These services now include
inpatient and outpatient care, partial hospitaliza-
tion, and emergency services.
The Center also maintains three units at other
sites that provide treatment for adults, adolescents,
and children: Benson Avenue Outpatient Clinic,
Carruthers Clinic, and Cherry Hill Clinic. Psychi-
atric emergency service is available to area residents
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Con-
sultation and education services are provided to
various community agencies (Code Health—Gen-
eral Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
WALTER P. CARTER CENTER

Maria D. Long, Chair, 1996

The Board's seven members are appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor upon recommenda-
tion of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene.

CROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER
William B. Landis, Acting Superintendent
Barry F. Rudnick, M.D., Acting Clinical Director

1520 Crownsville Road
Crownsville, MD 21032 (410) 987-6200

In 1910, Crownsville Hospital Center was es-
tablished as the Hospital for the Negro Insane of
Maryland (Chapter 250, Acts of 1910). The Hos-
pital opened to patients in 1911 and was renamed
Crownsville State Hospital in 1912 (Chapter 187,
Acts of 1912). The Hospital was desegregated in
1949 (Chapter 685, Acts of 1949).

The Center admits patients with mental illness
from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's
and Prince George's counties. The facility is funded
for a daily average of 297 patients (Code Health—
General Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
CROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER

Mary Jo Strauss, Ph.D., Chair, 1997

Appointed by the Governor upon recommenda-
tion of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene,
the Board's eleven members serve four-year terms
(Code Health—General Article, sec. 10-411).

FOCUS POINT
Jerome Kowalewski, Ph.D., Director
(410) 987-6200, ext. 225

Opened in July 1992, Focus Point is a 20-bed,
residential treatment center on the grounds of
Crownsville Hospital Center. Focus Point serves
youths, ages 13 to 17, with severe mental illnesses.
The facility is locked because these juveniles are
considered a danger to themselves or others. Treat-
ment is based on positive behavior modification.
The program includes an 8-bed unit that prepares
patients for their return to communities.

EASTERN SHORE HOSPITAL CENTER
Mary Kay Noren, Acting Superintendent

P. O. Box 800
Route 50
Cambridge, MD 21613 (410)221-2311

Eastern Shore Hospital Center was established
in 1912 as Eastern Shore State Hospital (Chapter
187, Acts of 1912). The Hospital admitted its first
patients in 1915.
The Center cares for patients with mental illness
who reside on the lower Eastern Shore. The facility
is funded for a daily average of 80 patients (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
EASTERN SHORE HOSPITAL CENTER

George R. Ames, Jr., Chair, 1995

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

THOMAS B. FINAN HOSPITAL CENTER
Archie Wallace, Superintendent

P. O. Box 1722
Country Club Road
Cumberland, MD 21502 (301) 777-2260

Opened in October 1978, the Thomas B. Finan
Hospital Center is a multi-purpose psychiatric facil-
ity which serves Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and
Washington county residents of all ages with mental