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Mid Shore Behavioral Health briefs Dorchester County on services, suicide-prevention work and crisis funding concerns
Summary
Mid Shore Behavioral Health presented FY25/26 program activity and regional initiatives to the Dorchester County Council on June 17, highlighting crisis-response services, suicide-prevention outreach (including a June 26 community event), distribution of gun locks, and concerns about the sustainability of mobile crisis teams under new Medicaid fee-for-service rules.
Mid Shore Behavioral Health (MSBH) officials delivered a FY25/26 update to the Dorchester County Council during its June 17 meeting, outlining regional behavioral health programs, suicide-prevention efforts and funding challenges for mobile crisis teams.
MSBH Chief Executive Officer Kathryn G. Dilley and Behavioral Health Coordinator J. Howard summarized services serving the five‑county Mid‑Shore region, including 9‑8‑8/MD Recovery Network coverage, mobile crisis and stabilization services, crisis beds, recovery housing, school‑based supports and assisted‑living behavioral health initiatives. The presentation materials noted programmatic…
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