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Adrienne Breidenstine

A backlog of invoice payments that the Maryland Department of Health owes to public health contractors has hampered their ability to assist those most in need.

phone dialing 988

Maryland lawmakers are sponsoring bills to divert more mental health crisis calls from law enforcement and transition the state to a 988 crisis hotline.

By Lillian Reese, Sara Chernikoff and Laura Franklin Phone lines are busier for Baltimore mental health hotlines as demands for their services are on…

The Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission approved $45 million in grant funding to Baltimore-area hospitals Thursday to enhance mental health crisis care and…

A coalition of care providers in central Maryland is working to create an emergency call center that would divert residents in mental health crises…

Cocaine-Related Deaths

By Ian Round Cocaine hasn’t received as much attention in recent years, but it is increasingly playing a role in the opioid epidemic, state…