Since 1915, the Mental Health Association of Maryland’s (MHAMD) progressive programs have resulted in more effective treatment, improved outcomes for individuals, increased research

and greater public understanding of the needs of children and adults living with mental illness.

We envision a just, humane and healthy society in which all people are accorded respect, dignity and the opportunity to achieve their full potential free from stigma and prejudice.

Programs for people... Advocacy that changes lives

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2010/2011 Annual Report

PUBLIC SUPPORT AND OTHER REVENUESPUBLIC SUPPORT

Chapter Support $ 7,054.ooGrants 975,613.ooContributions 49,599.ooSpecial Events 870,627.ooTotal Public Support $ 1,902,893.oo

OTHER REVENUESInterest & Dividends 800.ooNet Change in Investments 4,968.ooTotal Other Revenues $ 5,768.oo

EXPENSESPROGRAM SERVICES $ 1,622,510.oo

SUPPORTING SERVICES Management and General 222,861.ooFundraising 30,490.ooTotal Supporting Services $ 253,351.oo

Total Expenses $ 1,875,861.oo

Change in Unrestricted $ 65,437.ooUnrestricted Net Assets 2010 $ 164,914.oo Unrestricted Net Assets end of 2010 $ 230,351.oo

Advocacy www.mhamd.org

Helping an ever-growing number of Marylanders in need find the treatment and support necessary to cope with mental health problems propelled the Mental Health Association of Maryland’s advocacy work during the 2010-2011 program year. MHAMD’s leadership of and partnership in the Maryland Mental Health Coalition helped us to reduce proposed budget cuts to the public mental health system, increase funding for community services and safeguard services for some of Maryland’s most vulnerable citizens.

Statement of Revenue & Expenses Statement of activites for the year ended December 31, 2010

For comprehensiveinformation on all of MHAMD’s programs and activities, please visit www.mhamd.org.

MHAMD and the Coalition were instrumental in the passage of the historic sales tax increase on alcoholic beverages—the first such increase in Maryland in 40 years. The tax, estimated to bring 85 million dollars in new revenue, was central to our eforts to secure a 10 million dollar increase to enhance community based services and 25 million for a public mental health deficit resulting from the continuing expansion of community services.

During the session, MHAMD also focused on legislation to require coordination among state and federal agencies that provide mental health services to veterans and to ensure that the state’s public mental health system conforms to the principles of trauma-informed care. To give people with mental illnesses a fair chance for employment, MHAMD also supported legislation to limit employers from using credit checks as a factor in hiring and to extend tax credits for employers who hire people with disabilities.

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Maryland Parity Project www.MarylandParity.org

One need became evident from the start: both consumers and providers needed help deciphering the law and navigating the many requirements to file complaints both within an insurer’s protocol and with the appropriate government agencies. In 2010-2011, the Maryland Parity Project debuted itsParity Toolkit, which helps users understand how the law applies to the varied insurance plans offered in Maryland.

Launched just this year, the Maryland Parity Project provides outreach, education and complaint assistance to help insured consumers and their treatment providers understand the new rights accorded under the federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.The project focuses on assisting consumers who may have been unjustly denied treatment or reimbursement.

Even in these early stages, the Maryland Parity Project, the only program of its kind in the nation, is building partnerships with key leaders from the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Attorny General’s Office to statewide provider organizations and consumer and family groups.

Criminal Justice www.mhamd.org

MHAMD co-chairs the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Partnership—which brings together more than 40 active members from advocacy, state and local government, service providers and the Maryland judiciary—to improve services for individuals with mental illnesses who become involved with the criminal justice system.

A primary focus on the Partnership in 2010-2011 was ensuring that mental health training curricula is available for police, corrections, probation and parole officers that meet the educational criteria established the previous year.

The Partnership worked with the Police and Correctional Training Commissions to review available curricula, track usage of identified training modules and implement strategies to train all new recruits and existing personnel.

The Partnership also worked to monitor and finetune the implementation of previous legislation to ensure that ex-offenders being treated for mental illness receive the required 30-day medication supply as they return to the community and to ensure that Medicaid benefits are suspended rather thanterminated for incarcerated individuals

so that benefits can be quickly returned at the time of their release.

Of particular concern to the Partnership is the high “no-show” rate of individuals who receive expedited outpatient appointments in community mental health centers or clinics as they return from prison to the community. A provider referral committee is working to identify barriers as well as strategies to improve attendance in treatment programs.

MHAMD is a nonprofit association, tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland under the Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary of State for the cost of copying and postage.

Maryland Parity Project

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce HamiltonMs. Patricia Hanberry Mr. Sam Handwerger Mr. Thomas Harr Mr. David Harris Dr. Kevin Harrison Mr. & Mrs. David Harrison Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Heiner Mr. Lewis Hess Ms. Margaret HillMr. & Mrs. Morris HillMr. & Mrs. W. Carl Hossfeld Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Ingalsbe Ms. Cornelia Ives Ms. Judith JacobsonMs. Carol JohnstonMr. John Kammerer Ms. Estelle Kandel Mr. Michael Karasik Mr. & Mrs. Philip Karn Mr. & Mrs. Gerald KatzMr. Jack Katz Mr. Stephen Kehoe The Honorable Delores Kelley Ms. Dolores Kent Mr. & Mrs. Neal Kitt Ms. Joan Klein Ms. Susan KleinbergMr. & Mrs. Robert Koyanagi Ms. Carole Kratz-Spera Ms. Marilyn Kresky-Wolff Mr. & Mrs. Morton Krieger Mr. & Mrs. Charles Laidlaw Dr. & Mrs. Theo Lemaire Dr. Franklin Leslie Mr. & Mrs. Andrew LevyMr. Kevin Lindamood Ms. Lucie Ling Campbell Ms. Iris Lloyd Ms. Loraine Lobe Dr. Burton Lohnes Dr. Alicia Lucksted Mr. Randall Lutz Mr. Kali Mallik Mr. & Mrs. Ronald MannDr. Salima MarriottMs. Carol Masden Ms. Denise MatriccianiMs. Kathleen McCallumDr. Merle McCannMs. Rebecca McClure Mr. James McComb Ms. Ruth Anne McCormickMr. Dennis McDowell

Ms. Cicely McElwainMs. Betty McGarvie CrowleyMs. Ruth McMenaminMs. Theresa MichelMs. Patricia MiedusiewskiMs. Patricia MillerMr. Adrian Mosley Ms. Geraldine Moylan Ms. Alice Neily Mutch The Honorable Shirley Nathan-PulliamMr. Stanley Neuhauser Mr. Daniel NothmannMs. Kathy O’Brien Mr. Gerard O’KeefeMs. Marjorie Owens Mr. & Mrs. Michael Papantones Ms. Katharine Parris Ms. Delphine Peck Ms. Yvonne PerretMr. & Mrs. Perdikakis Ms. Janet Piccinini Mr. Robert Pitcher Mr. & Mrs. John Plaskon Ms. Daryl Plevy Dr. Cynthia Post Ms. Constance Pullen Mr. & Mrs. William RakerDr. Jonas Rappeport Ms. Donna Rawlings Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reilly Ms. Claire Richardson Dr. Rachel Ritvo Ms. Beatrice Rodgers The Honorable Samuel I. Rosenberg Mr. Howard RosenbloomMs. Stacy Rudin Dr. Richard Ruth Mr. Timothy Santoni Dr. James Savage Ms. Josephine Schaeffer Ms. Carole Schauer Ms. Roslyn Schnaper Mr. & Mrs. Stanley SeidmanMs. Sarah ShapiroDr. Steven SharfsteinDr. Madelyn Siegel Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Silver Mr. & Mrs. David Simon Mr. Gregory SinklerMs. Sandra Smolnicky Ms. Laura Steele Dr. Sharon Stephan Mr. John StromMr. Victor Sulin Mr. Frank Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. David TagerDr. & Mrs. John Talbott Dr. Richard Templeton

Mr. & Mrs. James Tessmer Ms. Frances Trimble Ms. Jacqueline Tyson Dr. John Urbaitis Ms. Susan VaethMr. Herman Venick Ms. Louise Volk Ms. Donna Wareheim Ms. Margaret Whyte Mr. W. Donald WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Scott WilfordMr. & Mrs. Mark WolffMr. & Mrs. Scott Wolpert Mr. & Mrs. James Wylie Mr. & Mrs.Gary Yeldezian Dr. Albert Zachik

SUPPORTERS/ ORGANIZATIONS

Allegany County Health Department Core Service AgencyAlliance, Inc.ALH FoundationARC Northern ChesapeakeAssociated Catholic CharitiesAstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPBaltimore Behavioral Health, Inc.Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc. Bon Secours Baltimore Mental Health SystemCalvert County GovernmentCentennial ManagementChannel Marker, Inc.Charitable Lead TrustCharles County Freedom LandingCommunity Behavioral Health Association of Maryland, Inc. Crossroads CommunityDelmarva FoundationDepartment of Psychiatry University of Maryland School of MedicineDockside SolutionsEli Lilly and CompanyEmmert Hobbs Foundation, Inc.Fund for ChangeGo ConsultingGorfine Foundation, Inc.Healthcare for the HomelessHoward County Mental Health AuthorityJudge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawLeonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation

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Jacob & Hilda Blaustein FoundationJohns Hopkins UniversityMain Street Housing, Inc.Maryland Department of Health and Mental HygieneMaryland Psychological AssociationMaryland Hospital AssociationMaryland Psychiatric SocietyMaryland School Psychologists AssociationMaryland Society for Clinical Social WorkMental Health AmericaMental Health Association in Talbot CountyMental Health Association of Frederick CountyMental Health Association of Montgomery CountyMHM ServicesMorton K. and Jane Blaustein FoundationNAMI MarylandNational Institute of Mental HealthNothmann & Associates, PAOffice on Mental Health Core Service Agency of Harford CountyOn Our Own of Baltimore, Inc.On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. People Encouraging People, Inc. Pfizer Inc.Prince George’s County Department of Family Services Mental Health Disabilities DivisionPrologue, Inc.Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Inc.SPEAKThomas E. Arthur & AssociatesThe Helping FundTrust of Dorothy CahnTrust of Lola CrawfordTrust of Francis A. Crawford, Jr. Trust of Adelbert W. Mears Upper Bay Counseling & Support ServicesValue Options, Inc.Wolman Family Foundation, Inc. Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund, Inc.

Children’s Mental Health www.ChildrensMentalHealthMatters.org www.HealthyNewMoms.org

mental health and participated in numerous community events to highlight the importance of recognizing warning signs and identifying treatment and support for children and their families. The Campaign partnered with First Lady Katie O’Malley as honorary chair and hosted a radio panel discussion broadcast live from a Montgomery County High School during Bullying Awareness Week. MHAMD also participated in Send Silence Packing, a somber display of backpacks representing the 1100 college students who die each year in the United States from suicide.

Healthy New Moms, MHAMD’s campaign to end depression during and after pregnancy, distributes kits to providers, disseminates brochures to new moms and families and hosts a popular website. In 2010-2011, Healthy

Improving the health and well-being of Maryland children and families is a core value to MHAMD, underscored by two of the organization’s longest-running outreach programs: Children’s Mental Health Matters and Healthy New Moms.

In 2011, Children’s Mental Health Matters reached just over 3 million Maryland households through television, radio and online media. The Campaign, cosponsored by MHAMD and the Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health, also ran ads on Baltimore City buses, helping riders know where to turn and who to call for help. And, combining fun and education, the Campaign welcomed a new partner, Rita’s Ice, hosting several local events around the state.

In addition, MHAMD distributed nearly30,000 pieces of literature on children’s

New Moms earned more than 70,000 website hits and distributed more than 16,000 brochures and educational kits in English and Spanish.

Of course, education is just one step in ensuring that Maryland’s children and families access the mental health care and support they need. During the 2010-2011 Legislative Session, MHAMD also supported legislation to expand anti-bullying and harassment policies to nonpublic schools and worked to ensure that programs and services are available to families when and where they need them.

Aging Outreach www.MDaging.org

MHAMD maintains a vibrant program of education and advocacy on aging and caregiving issues. Through both our leadership of the Maryland Coalition on Mental Health and Aging and the PEERS: Seniors in Partnership program, MHAMD works to improve the quality of services and to provide education and support.

Leadership of the Coalition ensures strategic representation on aging issues in this time of unprecedented health care reform. MHAMD and its partners work to ensure that services for older adults are accessible and reflect the latest in research and clinical practice toensure a high-quality standard of care.

Longstanding partnerships with state agencies and health organizations expand MHAMD’s reach to all regions of Maryland. Through our Older Adult Program, MHAMD has certified nearly 200 professionals to deliver MHAMD’s behavioral health curriculum targeting assisted living and nursing home staff. Relevant fact sheets and MHAMD’s mental health and aging guidebook are frequently downloaded by professionals and caregivers. In addition, MHAMD reached more than 1500 professionals with in-depth trainings on implementing advance directives and integrating person-centered planning into nursing home care plans.

In the 2010-2011 program year, PEERS paired more than 60 older adults and volunteers through its Baltimore County peer mentor program, providing direct interaction, support and connection to older adults with late onset mental health problems. The PEERS program also made more than 72 presentations educating more than 1800 seniors and families on issues related to effective communication, emotional safety and changing support and intervention needs.

OFFICERS President Thomas E. Arthur, MA, M.Ed

Immediate Past President Donna Rawlings, SPHR

Vice President for Government Affairs Randall M. Lutz, Esq

Vice President for Public Education Beatrice Rodgers Vice President for Resource Development Kali Mallik

MHAMD Staff Executive DirectorLinda Raines

CQT InterviewerKaty Bradford

Deputy DirectorLea Ann Browning-McNee

Older Adult Program DirectorKim Burton

Office AssistantRosa Clark

Program AssociateLisa Cinelli

Public Policy DirectorLisa Cuozzo

Secretary Cynthia Vice

Treasurer Frank Antonucci

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Faye S. AdlerNancy AllenRichard W. BlairLillian BowieDiane CabotLucie Ling CampbellJane Connall, PsyD

Susan Kleinberg, PhDMartha MihalyCurt MillerKathy McCallumNikki McDavid, MS, MBAOscar MorganThelma OrrPat PriceJuan RodriguezJeff RichardsonStuart B. Silver, MDTony WrightSharon WylieFaith E. Wachter

HONORARY LIFE BOARD MEMBERS

Terezie S. Bohrer, RN, MSW, CLNCRev. Robert CarlsonBetty J. Humphrey, RN, Dr. PABurton H. Lohnes, PhDRandall M. Lutz, Esq Kali MallikGary W. Nyman, MDYvonne M. Perret, LCSW-CDonna Rawlings, SPHRLaura SteeleJane Walker Peggy Whyte, MA

CQT InterviewerMarion Ehrlich

Director of the Maryland Parity ProjectAdrienne Ellis

Director of Community OutreachKari Gorkos

Director of OperationsKarina Jackson

Regional Director of the Metropolitan Baltimore BranchErin Leatherwood

CQT InterviewerBonney Mattingly

Policy AssociateDan Martin

CQT DirectorJoanne Meekins

Program AssociateAlethia O’Hara

Mental Health Players and Kidson the Block CoordinatorLisa Palmer

CQT Interviewer Brinda Parker

PEERS DirectorSusan Parks

CQT Program Manager Katie Rouse

CQT InterviewerSabrina Schram

CQT InterviewerJean Smial

CQT InterviewerScepter Spainbey

CQT InterviewerGreg Voigt

CQT Program AssistantDona Wiggins

CQT InterviewerKate Wyer

Mr. Scott Birdsong Ms. Martha Mihaly Black Mr. Robert Blankfeld Ms. Terezie Bohrer Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bonadio Ms. Esther Bonnet Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Book Dr. & Mrs. William Breakey Mr. William Bronrott Ms. Elizabeth Brooks Dr. & Mrs. Robert Brown Ms. Kim Burton Ms. Diane CabotMs. Teresa Cadogan Mr. & Mrs. David Champney Mr. & Mrs. Francis Chase

Dr. Paul Clavelle Ms. Maureen Clifton Dr. Jane Connall Dr. Eugenie Connall Dr. & Mrs. Alfred CorcoranMr. & Mrs. Thomas Corcoran Mr. Robert Dalsemer Ms. Jackie Davis Ms. Marjorie Sue Diehl Ms. Kathryn DitchMs. Esther DombrowskiMs. Patti Dorset Mr. Keith Dorsey Ms. Elaine Dunkle Dr. Stephanie DurruthyMr. & Mrs. Bennett Edelman

Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Exler Ms. Kate Farnholt Ms. Mary Sue FarrellMr. Harvey FernbackMr. Michael Finkle Ms. Mindie Flamholz Dr. & Mrs. William FlookMs. Mary FridleyMr. Louis Friedman Dr. Patti FriedmanMs. J. Ruth FriedmanMr. & Mrs. Stephen Glass-SiegelMr. Gordon Greenspun Mr. & Mrs. Irvin GreifMs. Joyce GuidishMs. Kim HairfieldMs. Christine Hall

Ms. Elizabeth Abrams Mr. George Adams Ms. Bonnie Allan Mrs. Marlene Amdur- Fergson Mr. John Amer Ms. Carol Amitin Mr. Francis AntonucciMr. Thomas E. Arthur Mr. & Mrs. Harold AugustDr. Cary Barad Mr. & Mrs. Norbert BartoszDr. Carolyn Battle Dr. Richard BayerMs. Eve Berkow Mr. & Mrs. Donald Berlin Ms. Babette BiermanMs. Elizabeth Biliske

2010 Board of Directors

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SUPPORTERS/INDIVIDUALS

Consumer Quality Team www.cqtmd.org

Spring 2011 marked the fifth anniversary of the first CQT interview conducted in Maryland. During this year, CQT made 282 site visits to community-based Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs in 16 jurisdictions as well as four inpatient

facilities. Staff interviewed 1018 consumers and conducted 22 feedback meetings with CSAs and MHA, where 383 individual consumer requests were addressed.

The Consumer Quality Team, staffed solely by consumers and family members, makes site visits to public mental health facilities. During these visits, consumers volunteer for confidential interviews and share their thoughts about the programs, their needs and their overall quality of life. Detailed reports are written and given to the provider agency, the Core Service Agency (CSA) and the Mental Hygiene Administration (MHA), within ten days of the site visit, allowing issues to be promptly addressed.

At the request of Maryland’s Mental Hygiene Administration, CQT also interviewed consumers who were discharged as a result of the closing of Upper Shore Hospital Center to ensure that they continue to receive needed services. Of the 63 consumers discharged, CQT was able to contact 41. Most were doing well; any concerns were reported to the appropriate CSA for resolution. Of the remaining 22 consumers, 3 had passed away and CQT continues to search for contact information for the other 19 people.

Mental Health First Aid www.MHFAMaryland.org

In Maryland and across the nation, Mental Health First Aid works to ensure a compassionate and effective response to people in crisis. More than 3500 Marylanders have now been trained to help someone with an emerging mental health problem or crisis.

Much as CPR training focuses on those individuals most likely to respond in a

crisis, Mental Health First Aid focuses on reaching key audiences who are most likely to encounter someone experiencing a mental health problem. To date, social workers, nurses, law enforcement and human resource professionals along with daycare centers have obtained approved licensure credit for Mental Health First Aid training.

The program’s reach on Maryland’s college campuses has grown significantly this year, with more than 12 colleges and universities across the state now offering Mental Health First Aid. In fact, in Spring 2011, leaders from all of the state’s community colleges were

invited to certify instructors who can reach out to college students, parents, faculty and staff. Many have even begun to expand to the broader community by offering both credit and noncredit versions of the program.

In partnership with Maryland’s Mental Hygiene Administration, MHAMD is both the implementer of the program in Maryland and a founder and managing partner of the Mental Health First Aid USA program nationwide. To date, more than 20,000 people have been certified nationwide in Mental Health First Aid.

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