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The Maryland Public Mental Health System is now serving over 80,000 individuals. |
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Maryland’s suicide rate over the last 10 years has declined in every age
group, most significantly among 15 to 24 years olds, while nationally rates
showed an increase. |
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Maryland’s Public Mental Health System coordinates services through 20
Core Service Agencies, which serve all of the 24 jurisdictions. |
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Over 1,100 individuals were served through 31 MHA-approved Supported Employment
Programs, increasing their employment options. |
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Statewide, Medicaid expenditures in FY2000 were approximately $3.0 billion.
About 1% or $38.5 million was spent on St. Mary’s County residents.
Nearly $7 million was spent in St. Mary’s on mental health care. |
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Fifteen percent of Marylanders do not have health insurance. |
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| Trends in St. Mary’s County: |
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The number of consumers is increasing.
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Utilization by Medicaid consumers is
increasing slightly but the Medicaid payer mix is decreasing slightly.
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The average cost per consumer is increasing
and consumers with dual diagnosis account for a disproportionate share
of the cost.
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The inpatient length of stay is decreasing
and the rate of readmissions is fairly constant.
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High cost consumers account for significant
cost.
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RTC services account for significant
cost.
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The proportion of African Americans
and other minorities using Public Mental Health System services is greater
than the proportion in the general population.
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The Supported Employment Program is
responding to needs of the consumers.
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The number of general RRP beds is decreasing
and the number of intensive RRP beds is increasing.
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The need for and utilization of case
management services is increasing.
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The most significant prediction of mental health treatment success is the
ability of a program to provide an empathetic, hopeful, continuous, and
multi-faceted treatment through the course of multiple episodes. |
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Eight percent to nine percent of the general population is reported to
suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. |
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Studies reveal that less than one-third of adults with a diagnosable mental
disorder, and even a smaller proportion of children, receive any mental
health services in a given year. |
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Statewide, Medicaid expenditures in FY2000 were approximately $3.0 billion.
About 1% or $38.5 million was spent on St. Mary’s County residents.
Nearly $7 million was spent in St. Mary’s on mental health care. |
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Twenty percent of the U.S. population is affected by mental disorders during
a given year. |
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The median age of onset for mental illness is 11 years old. |
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The Maryland Public Mental Health System is now serving over 80,000 individuals. |
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Sixty-three percent of adolescents who abuse substances meet the criteria
for a mental disorder. |
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Alcoholism is the No. 4 health problem in the United States. |
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