Rosewood State Hospital, the Institute moved to
southwest Baltimore, near the U S National
Cemetery, in the early 1970s
Serving Baltimore City and Anne Arundel and
Baltimore counties, the Institute provides intensive
mpatient and outpatient psychiatric care for youths
with serious emotional illnesses The Institute is
funded for a daily average of 37 residential patients
and 50 day patients

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

Marvm A Hoss, Ed D , Chair, 1998

Upon recommendation of the Secretary of Health
and Mental Hygiene, the Governor appoints the
Board's seven members to tour year terms

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN
& ADOLESCENTS—ROCKVILLE
John L Gildner, Chtef Executive Officer

15000 Broschart Road
Rockville, MD 20850 (301)251-6820

The Regional Institute for Children and Ado
lescents—Rockville provides treatment for youths
with emotional handicaps 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 The Institute is
funded to serve an average daily population of 45
young people in residence and 90 children between
the ages of 5 and 18m day treatment

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

Walter E Fowlkes, Chair, 1996

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

REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN
& ADOLESCENTS—SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Joseph O'Leary, M D , Acting Chief Executive
Officer

P O Box 369
9400 Surratts Road
Clinton, MD 20735 (301) 372-1800

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—Prince George's

County (Chapter 891, Acts of 1982) Since 1989,
it has been known as the Regional Institute for
Children and Adolescents—Southern Maryland
The Institute serves boys and girls with serious
emotional disturbances They are ages 12 to 18
years old, from Calvert, Charles, Prince George's
and St Mary's counties
Youth reside at the Institute for an average of
eight months Some day students receive therapy
and schooling at the Institute but live at home
The Institute is funded to serve a daily average
of 28 youths, including students referred by the
court for evaluation and young people who re-
ceive day treatment

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN
& ADOLESCENTS—SOUTHERN MARYLAND

M Edward Jaffe, Chair, 1996

Appointed by the Governor upon recommenda
tion of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hy
gicne, the Board has eleven members who serve
four year terms (Code Health—General Article,
sec 10411)

SPRING GROVE HOSPITAL CENTER
Mark Pecevich, M D , Superintendent

Wade Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228 (410) 455 7181

Spring Grove Hospital Center is the oldest hos
pital for the mentally ill in Maryland, and the third
oldest in the United States It was established in
1797 as the Maryland Hospital at Monument
Street and Broadway in Baltimore City (Chapter
102, Acts of 1797) In 1872, the Hospital moved
to Catonsville as the Maryland Hospital for the
Insane It was renamed Spring Grove State Hospital
in 1912 (Chapter 187, Acts of 1912)
Funded to serve a daily average of 400 patients,
the Center admits patients from Baltimore and
Harford counties (Code Health—General Article,
sec 10 406)

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
SPRING GROVE HOSPITAL CENTER

Nancy P Garrison, Chair, 1996

The Board's rune members are appointed to four
year terms by the Governor upon recommendation of
the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene (Code
Health—General Article, sec 10411)

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER
Paula Langmead, Superintendent

6655 Sykesville Road
Sykesville, MD 21784 (410) 795 2100

Springfield Hospital Center was established in
1894 as the Second Hospital for the Insane of the