The Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) is a comprehensive treatment center located on the campus of The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. For indi­viduals suffering from substance use disorder and other psychiatric illnesses, ATS provides a range of services from standard outpatient care (1-3 hours per week) to intensive outpatient care (10 hours per week) and methadone maintenance.

The Adolescent intensive Program is an after-school day hospital pro­gram targeting adolescents ages 12 through 17. This program offers a complete psychiatric and psychosocial evaluation, occupational therapy assessment, family therapy, nursing support and, if necessary, pharmacotherapy. The patients par­ticipate in a variety of groups, including occupational therapy, problem solving, and behavioral psychotherapy. Each adolescent has an individual therapist. Family members are also involved in treatment through weekly family therapy meetings. Socialization and recreation therapies round out the treatment.

The Adult Autism Clinic (formerly Adult Autism Developmental Disorders Center) provides comprehensive mental health ser­vices for adults over the age of 18 with psychiatric illness and mild to moderate intellectual disability or developmental disabilities. In the past, psychiatric illness was often unrecognized and untreated in people with intellectual disability. There is a general agreement today that people with intellectual disability are more likely to suffer mental illness. The program was designed to meet the unique and complex needs of this patient population and is committed to providing expert assessment and treatment.

The Adult Case Management Program (formerly Casework Advocacy)provides coordination and management of mental health services for individuals in the East Baltimore community who meet criteria defined by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Case managers help clients who have a chronic and persistent mental illness access needed community services while encouraging them to live as independently as possible. The program provides home visits, entitlement procurement, assistance with housing, service coordination, help with medication, and wellness education. Services are currently available for Baltimore City residents and eastern Baltimore county residents. All clients must be authorized for service by Value Options, the company that provides administrative services for mental health care for the Medicaid program in Maryland.

American Red Cross has been the nation’s premier emergency response organiza­tion. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering. Across all Johns Hopkins locations, the American Red Cross holds blood drives and other informa­tional sessions for employees and community members.

B’more for Healthy Babies is built on the realization that reducing infant deaths will happen only if people throughout the community play a part—whether it’s the leaders of the key city agencies, physicians, nurses and social workers; community groups and teachers; or fathers, grandmothers, caregivers and pregnant women themselves. Since 2009, B’more for Healthy Babies has mobilized families, com­munities, health providers, and policymakers to prevent infant deaths and promote better family health. Nonprofit groups in three communities—Patterson Park North and East, Upton/Druid Heights and Greenmount East—receive funding and training to increase community involvement and collaboration at all levels of the service-delivery system.

The B’More Healthy Expo showcases medical technology and breakthrough treat­ments and offers plenty of activities for families to experience fun and fitness. The Expo offers healthy cooking demonstrations, dance performances, main stage entertainment with local celebrities, Fun and Fit Kids Zone, and performances by the University of Maryland Gymkana gymnastic team; entertainment, educa­tion, and empowerment, all promoting health, wellness and fitness. Various Johns Hopkins representatives offer screenings and information at this annual event.

Baltimore Medical System is a community-based, independent non-profit dedi­cated to improving the health and wellness of medically underserved communities in the Greater Baltimore area. BMSI is the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) system in Maryland. Being an FQHC means that BMSI must meet gov­ernment standards for quality of care and must provide a defined range of basic health services.

The Baltimore City Needle Exchange Program (NEP) seeks to reduce HIV, hepati­tis C, and other infections by reducing the circulation of unclean syringes. The pro­gram also helps drug users overcome addiction by linking them to drug treatment services. In addition, the program provides testing for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C. NEP is provided at 17 locations in Baltimore City.

The Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (BPRU) is a broad-based drug abuse clinical research program encompassing both human laboratory research and out­patient treatment research.

Doulas, or birth companions, support women before birth, during labor, and after the birth with their continuous presence and complementary interventions. They provide emotional, informational, and physical support to women and serve as an advocate during the entire childbirth process. Student nurse doulas provide physical, emotional and educational support and attend births at the hospital of the mother’s choosing in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The Birth Companions Program was one of six organizations nationally recognized as a finalist for the 16th annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award.

Johns Hopkins’ Office of Diversity and Cultural Competence entered into a partnership and consortium which will work together to carry out the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Recovery Community Services Program. The grant proposal, titled “The Phoenix Project,” targets young African American men in Baltimore City who: have a history of substance use or mental illness; are involved in the criminal justice system; are veterans; or are estranged from their families and/or dependent children. The goal of the project is to help men in various stages of recovery to 1) prevent relapse, and 2) to help them prog­ress toward life-long recovery, and ultimately sobriety. The idea of the project is to help African American men “Arise as the Phoenix” from the ashes, and experience healing, hope and change.

The Johns Hopkins Broadway Center for Addictions offers comprehensive outpa­tient treatment services for persons with acute or chronic substance use disorders. Drug addiction is a disorder that ultimately impacts on all aspects of personal and family functioning. Therefore, the program has a holistic approach to care delivery, addressing medical, psychiatric, social service and family needs through on-site, integrated program services.

Funded in part by the Weinberg Foundation, Called to Care helps prepare and support individuals caring for loved ones with health-related needs or limitations.

Camp Kesem is an overnight camp for children, ages 6 to 13, who have a parent who has died from cancer, is currently in treatment for cancer, or is in remission from cancer. Our purpose is to provide these deserving children with a unique and supportive summer camp experience that gives them the chance to just be a kid. JHU Camp Kesem also provides the opportunity for college students to channel their passion for making a difference, while developing critical leadership skills for long-term social impact.

Camp Sunrise is maintained and sponsored by Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Division of Pediatric Oncology with 100 or more patient campers. Camp Sunrise is a week-long summer camp held in early August in Maryland, for children who have been diagnosed with or have survived cancer. Campers are given the opportunity to establish strong peer relationships with the other children they can relate to that are going through the same experiences and feelings as they are with their cancer treatment. At Camp Sunrise, campers also gain independence from the regimen of cancer treatment, and enhance their self-confidence by trying new activities offered while attending the camp.

Having a block party, church event or health fair and need an engaging and educational experience for children, families or older adults? The CARES Safety Center educates visitors about how to prevent common household injuries, an important public health problem.

The Case Management Unit undertakes intensive case management services for individuals 16 years and older who are on Medical Assistance and have major men­tal illnesses. Staffed by a psychotherapist, eight community support specialists, two outreach workers, and an administrative assistant, the team provides services in cooperation with numerous community agencies and organizations. They provide education, crisis intervention, community support development, needs assess­ments, personalized service plans, and consumer advocacy. In addition, they facili­tate and coordinate individual access to psychiatric care.

The Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP) is a unique, innovative program designed to help mothers and infants deal with the physical, emotional and social problems caused by addiction. Offering both outpatient and residential settings, CAP provides a comprehensive, coordinated and multidisciplinary approach to one of the greatest problems today: drug-dependent mothers and their affected babies. Through providing comprehensive health care and complementary services in one convenient location, CAP breaks down the barriers that often keep this high-risk population of women and children from receiving the care they need.

The Center for Adolescent Health is committed to assisting urban youth to become healthy and productive adults. Together with its community partners, the Center conducts research that identifies the needs and strengths of young people and tests programs designed to promote their health and well-being.

Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment (CCAUE) is a coordi­nated effort by a faculty researchers in the JH Bloomberg School of Public Health and the JH School of Medicine addressing the long-term goals of (1) understand­ing how exposures to air pollutants and allergens may induce airway inflammation and increase asthma morbidity; and (2) developing effective strategies to reduce disease by preventing these exposures. The CCAUE completed four projects, including both community-based and basic science mechanistic studies. The first project was a community-based epidemiologic study of 400 pre-school children in East Baltimore.

A new, inter-professional initiative to develop, advance, and support the well-being of older adults and their families is now a reality at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. The Center for Innovative Care in Aging uses novel approaches to enhance the yield of programs, policies, practices, and tools to help diverse older adults and family members remain healthy, independent, and living in their own homes and communities.

The Center for Learning and Health (CLH) is a treatment and research unit dedi­cated to developing and evaluating interventions to reduce drug addiction and improve health. Extensive evidence from the laboratory and the clinic suggests that drug addiction can be viewed as operant behavior and effectively treated through the application of principles of operant conditioning. CLH is devoted to develop­ing interventions that directly apply these conditioning principles to increase exist­ing behaviors and to build new behaviors needed for a healthy lifestyle.

CFUF’s ‘Baltimore Building Strong Families’ program seeks to enhance the health and well-being of children in Baltimore through the provision of an array of family support services and relationship education skills that help parents strengthen their couple relationship and sustain a healthy marriage if they choose to wed.

The mission of Chase Brexton Health Services is to provide nondiscriminatory primary care to the community, with a focus on the underserved. Those services include: nutritional assessments, dental treatment, women’s health services, pedi­atric care, HIV medical care, pharmacy, mental health services/ counseling, case management and outreach, health promotion and disease prevention, youth out­reach, and research.

This after-school psychiatric rehabilitation program serves youths, ages 4 to 17, in coordination with outpatient services. A complete assessment is provided to deter­mine a course of group treatment for the development of educational, social, and independent living skills. Services are available up to five days a week for three and half hours a day.

Mobile Treatment Services are offered for those children and adolescents with psychiatric problems that require intensive treatment in order to remain in the community, but have been unable to access traditional mental health services. The goal is to pro­vide short-term community and home-based services, avert hospitalization, pre­serve families and connect patients to local treatment programs. Services include diagnostic evaluations and case management.

The Childbirth Education Program prepares pregnant women and their partners of choice for the birthing experience. The program includes childbirth education classes, prenatal breastfeeding education classes, support groups and tours of the Johns Hopkins Birthing Center. The prenatal breastfeeding classes and tours are offered free of charge.

The Johns Hopkins Children’s Mental Health Center (CMHC) has been serving children with serious behavioral and emotional problems and their families since 1981. The center provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluations including psychi­atric, psychological and psychosocial assessments for children. Follow-up services are also provided to patients and families and include individual, family, and group therapy, as well as medication treatment as appropriate.

The Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) pilot is a client-centered home-based intervention to increase mobility, function­ality, and capacity to “age in place” for low-income older adults. CAPABLE is comprised of an occupational therapist intervention, a client-centered nurse intervention and safety and access handyman services. Each service synergistically builds on the others by increasing the participants’ bio-psycho-functional capacity to function at home. This is theorized to avert costly health utilization by increas­ing medication management, problem solving ability, strength, balance, nutrition, and home safety, while decreasing isolation, depression, and fall risk. The goal of the pilot is to assess feasibility, titrate intervention dose, and understand tri-service coordination.

The Co-occuring Disorders in Adolescence Clinic provides evidence-based substance abuse and mental health services to youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 22. Admission requires a commitment to a minimum of 16 weeks which includes an initial evaluation with standardized assessment instruments, a diagnostic interview with the psychiatrist and 12 weeks of therapy which include one individual and one group session per week. Random drug screens and medication management are also provided. Treatment interventions follow an evidence-based protocol which includes (but not limited to) the use of motivational enhancement therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Cornerstone is a drug and alcohol treatment center for individuals with substance abuse disorders. It is a five-days-a-week program that uses individual and group psychotherapy and an evidence-based system of incentives to clients for completed goals.

The Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic is a specialized treatment program for patients who are currently experiencing an initial psychotic episode or have received a diagnosis of a psychotic disorder within the past year. The program provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, second opinion diagnostic consultations, individual therapy, family support and education groups, and medication manage­ment services. EPIC has direct access to child and adult psychiatric rehabilitation programs, partial hospitalization services, a sheltered employment program, case management and mobile services, as well as referrals for neuropsychiatric testing when necessary. The program is designed to provide immediate treatment in order to reduce psychotic symptoms, avert hospitalization, improve compliance with outpatient services, and improve overall day-to-day functioning across all settings.

Expanded School Mental Health Program (Formerly the School-Based Mental Health Services) is located at various southeast Baltimore public schools. Therapists based in these schools work closely with school and county staff to provide individual, family and group counseling as well as crisis intervention for children and families. The team can make referrals for testing and further treatment. The multi-disciplinary professional team includes a child psychiatrist who goes to each school for scheduled medication consultations. The team also works with individual schools to address their specific mental health needs. Children and their families must have Medical Assistance or be eligible for it.

Helps by providing the emotional support and end-of-life expertise needed to keep loved ones at home and out of the hospital: also provides ongoing counseling, spiritual support and other assistance critical to ensuring that your loved one's remaining time is comfortable, meaningful and pain-free.

Adolescent health care is provided primarily through the Harriet Lane Clinic at Hopkins Children’s. The clinic serves the East Baltimore community and cares for approximately 7,500 children and adolescents with over 25,000 visits per year. It also serves as a training ground for medical students, pediatric residents, and fel­lows. Adolescent medicine deals with behavior-related health issues, such as teen pregnancy, community violence and substance abuse. In addition, the Harriet Lane Clinic provides general health care for this age group.

Health Care Access maryland is a nonprofit agency that connects residents to public health care coverage and helps them navigate services effectively. They work with individuals, hospitals, policymakers and social services organizations. Programs and services are designed to bridge gaps in services to pregnant and postpartum women, immigrants, people experiencing homelessness, youth in foster care, people with substance use disorders, individuals recently released from jail and others. In 2013, HCAM began serving as the Connector Entity for Central Maryland, partnering with the state of Maryland and local organizations to enroll individuals in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) provides health-related services, education, and advocacy to reduce the incidence and burdens of homelessness. In Baltimore, HCH delivers pediatric, adult, and geriatric medical care, mental health services, social work and case management, addiction treatment, dental care, HIV services, outreach, prison re-entry services, supportive housing, and access to education and employment for thousands of Baltimore City residents. HCH ensures similar services state­wide through grants and technical assistance to partner agencies in the City of Frederick and Montgomery, Harford, and Baltimore Counties.

Health Leads is an organization that provides sustainable public health interven­tions through the Health Leads Family Help Desk, which is staffed to address incoming patients’ psychological needs and provide them with appropriate services and benefits. Each member of Health Leads is responsible for collaborating with physicians, following up with patients, and maintaining patients’ access to services that the Help Desk provides.

The Hearing and Speech Agency (HASA), is a private, non-profit organization, that provides hearing and speech services, offers an information resource center and advocates for people of all ages with communication disorders/disabilities. HASA’s services include hearing tests, hearing aids, hearing-aid repair; speech-language evalu­ations and therapy, auditory-oral therapy; oral deaf education, pre- and post-cochlear implant services, occupational and physical therapy; special education, sign language and oral interpreting, sign-language classes, deaf awareness seminars, social work, and parent support groups. HASA also runs the Gateway School. The Gateway School helps develop a child’s fullest potential and establishes a base for life-long learning.