The Community Mental Health Unit is the licensing
and approval agent for the Mental Health Administration (MHA) and as such, its primary function is to ensure that consumers in the state of Maryland receive quality mental health services. This is achieved through the regulatory process as governed by the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 10 Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Subtitle 21 Mental Hygiene Administration.
Community Mental Health programs include: Group Homes for
Adults with Mental Illness (GH), Mental Health Vocational
Programs (MHVP), Mobile Treatment Services (MTS), Outpatient
Mental Health Center (OHMC), Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Programs (PRP), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services for
Minors (PRP for Minors), Psychiatric Day Treatment Services
(Partial Hospitalization Program PHP), Residential
Rehabilitation Programs (RRP), Residential Crisis Services (RCS),
Respite Care Services (RPCS),
Therapeutic Group Homes (TGH) and Therapeutic Nursery
Programs (TNP).
Explore comprehensive information on our
Community Mental Health Unit (C-MHU) in the sections below: