Program Descriptions
Admin - Behavioral Health & Crisis Services
This program leads, oversees, and guides the administration of Behavioral Health and Crisis Services (BHCS). It coordinates the implementation of the strategic alignment plan, and the development of the County behavioral health continuum....
Read More Local Behavioral Health Authority
The Local Behavioral Health Authority (LBHA) of Montgomery County supports the well-being of residents of all ages by coordinating and strengthening the County's public behavioral health system. Maryland requires every jurisdiction to have an LBHA that plans, manages, and oversees publicly funded behavioral health services in alignment with standards set...
Read More 24-Hours Crisis Center
The Crisis Center serves all Montgomery County residents who present for service 24 hours a day, 365 days per year (including holidays). Telephone and walk-in crisis intervention services are provided on-site at 1301 Piccard Drive in Rockville and Mobile Crisis and Outreach Response services are provided in any non-institutional setting...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Number of walk-in contacts 1 | 4,602 | 4,026 | 4,500 | 4,750 | 5,000 |
| Number of students identified by schools to be at risk who were referred to the Crisis Center 2 | 1,206 | 1,028 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 1,300 |
| Percent of students identified by schools to be at risk that are stabilized utilizing community resources without hospital intervention 3 | 88% | 97% | 90% | | |
Read More Trauma Services
Trauma Services provides comprehensive services to survivors (adults and children) of domestic violence, sexual assault/rape and general crimes including human trafficking, physical assault, homicide, etc. Services include safety planning, crisis intervention, assessments, individual and group counseling, case management services including information and referrals, mental health consultation, evaluation and treatment, victim...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Number of new Partner Abuse victims served | 1,450 | 1,562 | 1,755 | 1,931 | 1,931 |
| Number of Partner Abuse victim clients waiting for counseling service (monthly average) 1 | 43 | 47 | 45 | | |
| Percent of clients receiving therapy that demonstrate improvement on a domestic violence rating scale 2 | 98% | 97% | 98% | | |
Read More Outpatient Behavioral Health Services - Child
Child and Adolescent Outpatient Behavioral Health Services (CABHS) provides person-centered, family-focused outpatient behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families. CABHS offers comprehensive substance use prevention, substance use and mental health screenings, mental health treatment, and care coordination services for Montgomery County youth and their families, particularly for the...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Number of unduplicated clients served 1 | 567 | 494 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Percent of clients who show reduction in severity of mental health symptoms 2 | 65% | 71% | 75% | | |
Read More Access To Behavioral Health Services
Access to Behavioral Health Services connects uninsured and low-income consumers with mental health and/or substance abuse problems to the appropriate community services by providing information and referrals, and behavioral health screenings and assessments. To provide effective engagement in needed services, program staff also provide short-term case management and psychiatric services...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Total number of unduplicated clients served 1 | 3,882 | 4,573 | 3,990 | 3,990 | 3,990 |
| Percent of clients referred keeping first appointment with community provider 2 | 64% | 53% | 72% | | |
| Percent of customers satisfied with Access staff services 3 | 92% | 94% | 95% | | |
Read More Adult Behavioral Health Services
This program (ABHP) offers a range of services including individual and group psychotherapy, office-based case management, psychiatric evaluations, and medication monitoring for Montgomery County residents with serious mental health conditions who have limited financial resources. The program primarily serves individuals who cannot access the public mental health system due to...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Number of clients served 1 | 261 | 263 | 275 | 285 | 285 |
| Percent of clients showing improvement in functioning and decreased symptoms - BASIS 24 Scale 2 | 58.0% | 40.3% | 50.0% | | |
Read More Adult Forensic Services
Adult Forensic Services provides services to individuals who are incarcerated and involved in the Montgomery County legal system who have a mental health or substance use disorder diagnosis. Services include behavioral health evaluations, screenings, diversion, referral to Mental Health Court, and treatment of individuals with substance use disorder. Adult Forensic...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Total number of unduplicated clients served 1 | 2,556 | 2,669 | 2,770 | 2,770 | 2,770 |
| Percent of Stop, Triage, Engage, Educate and Rehabilitate (STEER) participants who attend first treatment appointment 2 | 57% | 62% | 63% | | |
| Percent of Mental Health Court clients who completed program 3 | 83% | 65% | 75% | | |
| Percent of Jail Addiction Services clients that were not reincarcerated within a year of program completion 4 | 71% | 79% | 75% | | |
Read More Treatment Services
Treatment Services provides overall senior management and administrative support for a range of community- and jail-based outpatient behavioral health services throughout Montgomery County....
Read More Specialty Behavioral Health Services
Specialty Behavioral Health Services (SBHS) provides integrated substance use treatment across Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Outpatient (OP) levels of care. As a licensed Outpatient Mental Health Center (OMHC), OP, IOP, and Opioid Treatment Program, SBHS serves individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The program offers Medication-Assisted Treatment...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Number of Specialty Behavioral Health Services clients served 1 | 331 | 454 | 450 | 450 | 450 |
Read More Prevention and Harm Reduction Services
Prevention and Harm Reduction Services provides a data-driven, comprehensive approach to community wellness by balancing proactive prevention with life-saving risk reduction. For families and youth, PHRS offers evidence-based initiatives like the DARE to be You parenting program, the BtheOne Youth Ambassadors leadership group, and the Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Program...
Read More School-Based Mental Health & Related Services
Child and Adolescent School and Community-Based Services (CASCBS) provides for overall senior management and administrative support for coordinated, culturally responsive behavioral health, case management, and youth development supports to students and families in designated MCPS schools, via an integrated portfolio that includes the Linkages to Learning, Bridges to Wellness, School...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
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| Percent of families completing surveys that are satisfied with services 1 | 95% | 99% | 95% | | |
| Percent of families receiving case management that experience an increase in one or more domains of family self-sufficiency after 6 months of service 2 | 81% | 81% | 80% | | |
| Percent of students receiving mental health services through Linkages to Learning that experience maintained or improved psychosocial functioning after 6 months 3 | 81% | 93% | 88% | | |
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