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County official cites Solomons bridge crisis as evidence of need for local mental‑health crisis services
Summary
A St. Mary's County commissioner said a recent incident on the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons, during which a person in crisis was talked down by a Calvert County deputy, underscores the county’s need for expanded crisis services and for locating Pascal Center resources locally.
A commissioner for St. Mary's County said a recent near‑tragedy on the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge in Solomons highlights the county’s need for expanded mental‑health crisis services and the potential role of the Pascal Center.
“The incident ... highlights that continued need for mental health resources in our county, for crisis services,” the commissioner said, adding, “There’s no perfect fix for issues like this, but, hopefully, we can get the resources that our county needs.”
The speaker told the Board of Commissioners that the event occurred the previous day and that a Calvert County deputy was able to talk the person down “relatively quickly.” The commissioner said the Pascal Center representatives will meet with county staff to try to identify a community‑acceptable location for services.
Meeting remarks distinguished the discussion from a formal decision: the transcript records the commissioner urging the need for resources and noting forthcoming meetings between Pascal Center personnel and county staff, but it does not record any vote, formal directive, or site selection by the board.
As secondary community notes, the commissioner also congratulated local high‑school graduates and praised a county fire‑rescue and EMS cadet program class in which instructors said all students passed their MIFRE tests on the first try. He also recognized a retirement and thanked long‑time county employee Gerald Gardner for his service.
No statutes, ordinances, motions, or formal board actions regarding crisis services, site selection, funding, or the Pascal Center were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
