CAREAPP MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
CAREAPP is a Howard County Health Department program that connects County residents to community programs and services, including resources for food, health, housing, transportation, education, employment assistance, and more.
- Please click the following link to access CAREAPP Mental Health Resources: CAREAPP Mental Health Resources
2024 Behavioral Health Community Survey
The Howard County Health Department Bureau of Behavioral Health is committed to helping residents make healthy connections. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey to help us better understand how Behavioral Health Services could be improved in Howard County.
The survey will not collect private information. If you have questions about this survey, please contact Shereen Cabrera Bentley, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Behavioral Health, at scabrera@howardcountymd.gov.
Behavioral Health Navigation
Behavioral Health Navigation connects community members, providers, and families to mental health and substance use resources in the community. To contact a Behavioral Health Navigator, call Kala Jenkins at 410-313-6240 or email bhnavigator@howardcountymd.gov
If you need crisis assistance, call 988
Mental Health Resources
Directory of Behavioral Health Services
Directory of Behavioral Health Services for Youth
Behavioral Health Referral Form for clinicians, individuals seeking services, or family members of those needing services:
Mental Health Resource Center in Spanish
To promote BIPOC Mental Health Mental Health America provides tools and resources to communities nationwide that support awareness and understanding of mental health in BIPOC communities.
Behavioral Health Programs & Services
Who can I call if I am in need of help or anyone I know is in need of help?
- Grassroots Crisis Intervention or call 988
- Maryland Crisis Connect
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or call (800) 273-8255 or call 988
- Crisis Text Line - Text 741741 from anywhere in the USA
- Harm Reduction Services Program
Where can I find a care provider?
What can I do to learn more?
How can I get involved in reducing stigma and supporting others?
- NAMI Howard County or call to (410) 772-9300
Where can I find other Howard County resources?
- Howard County Health Department or call to (410) 313-6300
- Howard County General Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Howard County Public School System or call to (410) 313-6773
- HC DrugFree Prevention Resources or call to (443) 325-0040
- Hopeworks Howard County or call to (410) 997-2272
- Access to Care and Chronic Disease Self-Management Resources
How can I dispose of old medication?
- Contact HC DrugFree for questions about prescription and over-the-counter medication and sharps (needles, syringes and EpiPens) disposal and safe storage.
Howard County has Four Permanent Medication Disposal Boxes FOR PILLS ONLY locations:
- Northern Police District Station, 3410 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City, 21043
- Southern District Station, 11226 Scaggsville Road, Laurel, 20723
- Gary Arthur Community Center, 2400 Route 97, Cooksville, 21723
- Community Outreach Building, 10741 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, 21044
HC DrugFree has a free and convenient drive-thru medication and sharps collection held twice a year. Visit www.hcdrugfree.org for the next collection date and other disposal and storage information. Please do NOT put sharps or liquids in the police collection boxes. Thank you for keeping us all safe.
The Maryland Poison Center created a guide on what you need to know about
Medicine Disposal.
Additional Resources
Please click the links below to access previous webinar slides:
- Mental Health Association of Maryland
- Howard County Health Department
- Howard County Public School System
For publications and resources from the Mental Health Association of Maryland:
For publications and resources from the Children's Mental Health Matter's Campaign visit:
For any questions about resources or programs at the Mental Health Association of Maryland, please contact info@mhamd.org
