Maryland Must Break the Systemic Barriers to Behavioral Health Care

Mental health struggles affect everyone and too often, we suffer in silence. In Maryland, 1 in 5 live in an area with a severe shortage of mental health providers. Among those experiencing mental illness, 1 in 4 report unmet treatment needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed even more suffering and hardship, leaving Marylanders to jump through hoops to get basic access to affordable mental health and substance use care. Those who can’t find car