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The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency (AACMHA) provides a wide range of programs and services for adults facing mental health issues. These services include:

A 24-hour Warmline
Our Warmline, 410-768-5522, is staffed 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a week with trained counselors who can aid you in getting the help you need. If you are experiencing a crisis, call us. If you are not in a crisis, but want to learn more about our services, you also should feel free to call the warmline or AACMHA at 410- 222-7858.

Case Management
If you qualify for public mental health services, you may be assigned a case manager who will work with you to determine what type of help you need and to make sure you get it.

Outpatient Therapy
Connect you with a therapist and/or other outpatient programs near where you live that will help you begin to cope with the mental health issues you are facing. If needed, residential or supported living care can be arranged, but whenever possible the agency tries to help people address their concerns while continuing to live.

Residential Programs
If you are in treatment and need more support to deal with serious mental health problems, AACMHA can help place you in a residential program that can provide intensive 24-hour care.

There are also a variety of supported living programs designed to help patients transition from in-patient care to independent living.

Aftercare
One of the most difficult times for a person with mental health problems is the transition from an inpatient treatment facility to the community. To help ease this transition, aftercare workers are available to help children and adults who are being discharged identify and get the outpatient services they will need, including medications, appointments with therapists, etc.

Independent/Supported Housing
Although residential care is sometimes necessary for effective treatment, the ultimate goal is for individuals to live independently. If you are living on your own, every effort will be made to provide you with access to the services you need on an outpatient basis.

If independent living is a goal, the program will help you find and use low-rent housing while continuing to get in-home mental health support. A program has also recently been established that will assist people leaving a supported living environment buy a home.

Urgent Care Centers
Urgent care centers, located in Annapolis and Glen Burnie, provide emergency mental health services for individuals facing a crisis. The centers are open days and evenings during the week and afternoons and evenings on the weekends.

Crisis Response Team
Our mobile crisis teams provide emergency services to people with mental health problems who are in crisis. The team usually assists the police in assessing the need for services. Team members are available from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Consumer Drop-In Center
The drop-in center offers activities, support groups, information and other services for people with mental health problems. The center provides an opportunity for individuals with mental health problems to test out their social skills in an unsupervised environment and to access necessary services.

Transportation Help
Can't get to therapy or treatment programs? If you don't own a car and don't have anyone that can drive you, AACMHA will help you find another means of getting to and from therapy or treatment.

Financial Assistance
If you qualify, AACMHA can help you pay for medications and lab tests not covered under Medicaid. AACMHA also can, in some cases, provide financial assistance for transportation to and from therapy and other treatment programs.

Vocational Support
AACMHA can connect you with state programs designed to help you overcome problems that may make it difficult for you to get or maintain a job. For information about any of these programs or services, contact AACMHA at 410-222-7858.

Adult Services Fact Sheet
The following Fact Sheet describes the services available to vulnerable adults in Anne Arundel County.   Please copy it for yourselves, share it with staff and colleagues, and also share it with clients.   Serving vulnerable adults is the responsibility of multiple departments and organizations. Fact Sheet

 

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illness, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports.  The 8-hour course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professonal, peer, social and self-help care.  There are two areas of training:  Adult and Children & Adolescents.  Participants recieve a three-year certification in Mental Health First Aid.  For more information please contact the Training Coordinator at the number below or check this website for future training dates.

For more information about any of these programs or services, contact 410-222-7858.

 

What: An open 12 step meeting geared to individuals living with brain injury and substance abuse

When: Wednesday, 6 pm - 7pm

Where: Mary T. Lifequest

1114 Benfield Boulevard Suite B
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 544-6813

In partnership with Maryland Coalition of Families, AACMHA provides family peer support to families and youth with, or at risk of, behavioral health disorders.  These peer support activities can be provided in a wide-ranging variety of ways, including but not limited to, one-on-one, face-to-face contacts with the family members; telephonic communications including messaging and other electronic communication vehicles conveying support for the family; attending meetings and providing training for family members as well as in support group settings and other innovative approaches to provide families with support.