In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, Shore Medical Center at Easton and Shore Regional Health at Cambridge were lit with green lights last week.
Why celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week?
- Mental illness is serious. The social stigma attached to mental illness can cause someone to remain ill for a prolonged period, which can lead to more serious conditions and/or outcomes. Mental Health Awareness Week helps people begin an open dialogue and break the stigma.
- Mental health issues need prompt attention. Mental health issues can become serious quickly, especially when people are affected deeply by a specific incident in their lives. This awareness week helps people understand that it’s okay to talk about mental health and there’s no shame in asking for help.
- There is no all-encompassing definition of mental illness. Mental health problems differ from person to person, e.g., a very insignificant issue for one person can be a very aggravating issue for another. Mental Health Awareness Week helps people recognize their own mental issues and make others around them aware of it too so that they can get help.
About Shore Behavioral Health
UM Shore Regional Health offers a complete range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse services to patients throughout the five-county Mid-Shore region and the Delmarva Peninsula. The Shore Behavioral Health (SBH) team helps patients find the best services for their needs. The team includes psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, emergency nurses, licensed counselors, licensed clinical social workers and certified addiction counselors. They collaborate with the administrative team to provide optimal care for each patient.
See below for contact information for various services offered by SBH:
- Inpatient Care: call 410-822-1000, ext. 8700
- Behavioral Health Response Team for emergency assessment: call 410-822-1000, ext. 5251
- Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program (MI IOP): call 443-225-7758
- Substance Use Disorders (treatment for alcohol and/or drug abuse, including a Substance Use Disorders Intensive Outpatient Program):call 410-822-1000, ext. 5452
- Overdose Response: In collaboration with the Health Departments of Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties and with first responders in the region, a coordinated intervention for people who may have experienced an opioid drug overdose. Learn more about life-saving interventions for overdose survivors.
Other Resources
- Local Crisis Hotline: 888-407-8018
- National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)