Appointed by Governor: Kevin G. Amado, Sr.; Clara Baker; Debra Bennett; Benjamin C. Charlton, Esq.; Mercia Cummings; Jonathan Davis; Irene Dey, Esq.; Linda Dietsch; Kathryn Grant Dilley; Matthew D. Eisenberg, Ph.D.; Kathryn Spencer (Kate) Farinholt; Stacey A. Garnett; Shannon H. Hall; Aliya Jones, M.D.; Rachel London, Esq.; Leslie Seid Margolis; Linda J. Raines; Tamar Rodney, Ph.D.; Paula A. Smith-Benson, R.N.; Oleg D. Tarkovsky; Arlene V. Tyler, M.D.; Lawanda Williams; Stephanie S. Genser Wolf. Terms expire 2027.
Appointed by Senate President: Malcolm L. Augustine
Appointed by House Speaker: Bonnie L. Cullison
Representing Maryland Congressional Delegation: one vacancy
Ex officio: Chelesa Wheeler, designee of Secretary of Aging; Emily N. Keller, designee of Secretary of Health; Alyssa S. Lord, Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health; Carol A. Beatty, Secretary of Disabilities; Gregory R. Sesek, designee of Secretary of Human Services; Alexa C. Herzog, designee of Secretary of Juvenile Services; Renard E. Brooks, designee of Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; James Rhoden, designee of Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Prevention & Policy; Michael J. (Ben) Steffen, Executive Director, Maryland Health Care Commission; Mark A. Luckner, Executive Director, Maryland Community Health Resources Commission; Megan J. Renfrew, designee of Executive Director, Health Services Cost Review Commission; Sheena Patel, designee of Executive Director, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; Marie L. Grant, J.D., Acting Maryland Insurance Commissioner.
Staff:
c/o Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health
Dix Building, Dogwood Circle
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228
e-mail: mdbehavioralhealthcommission@maryland.gov
Annual Report of Commission Workgroups to Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment & Access & Behavioral Health Advisory Council due July 1 (Chapters 41 & 42, Acts of 2024).
Report (in coordination with Behavioral Health Advisory Council) to Governor & General Assembly due July 1, 2025 (Chapters 41 & 42, Acts of 2024).
In June 2023, the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access was created by the General Assembly (Chapter 290, Acts of 2023; Code Health-General Article, secs. 13-4801 through 13-4807).
The Commission charge is to recommend ways to provide appropriate, accessible and comprehensive behavioral health services, available on demand, to individuals in Maryland across the behavioral health continuum. Behavior health concerns a range of health matters, including disordeers involving addiction, mental health, and substance abuse; as well as life stressors and crises, and stress-related physical symptoms.
With the Behavioral Health Advisory Council, the Commission meets jointly.
The Commission consists of sixteen members (Code Health-General Article, sec. 13-4807).
Under the Commission are four workgroups: Geriatric Behavioral Health; Youth Behavioral Health, Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, and Individuals with Complex Behavioral Health Needs; Criminal Justice–Involved Behavioral Health; and Behavioral Health Workforce Development, Infrastructure, Coordination, and Financing.
Authorization for the Commission ends June 30, 2027.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP
Aliya Jones, M.D., Chair
GERIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP
Michael J. (Ben) Steffen, Chair
YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CO-OCCURING INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKGROUP
Alyssa S. Lord, Chair
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