Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 4308 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214
<p><strong>ABOUT HARFORD BELAIR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER</strong></p> <p>Located in Baltimore, Md., Harford-Belair Community Mental Health Center is amongst the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD16.pdf" target="_blank">331 (82.3 percent)</a> <strong>outpatient treatment facilities</strong> in the state, as well as one of the <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD16.pdf" target="_blank">72 (17.9 percent)</a> Maryland centers to provide <strong>residential services</strong> for individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness.</p> <p>Specially-tailored programming is available for <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/is-my-child-just-experimenting/" target="_blank">adolescents</a> (offered at just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD16.pdf" target="_blank">23.9 percent of</a> treatment centers in the state) as well as seniors (offered at just <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD16.pdf" target="_blank">24.1 percent of</a> Maryland treatment facilities).</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>Adults seeking treatment have several options available to them. At the highest level of care, residential programming helps with developing <strong>essential, everyday life skills such as cooking, shopping, and laundry</strong>. The facility also provides ongoing medication management, as well as in-home support when necessary once residential clients are discharged. </p> <p>Day treatment, which involves programming on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., focuses on <strong>pre-employment and socialization skills</strong> and for those with co-occurring conditions. The center also offers <strong>a specialized track that utilizes 12-Step and toxicology monitoring</strong>. Across all programs, clients may receive assessments to help clinicians create a more direct course of treatment.</p> <p>Children and teens in need of treatment attend <strong>individual, group, and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/the-pain-of-addiction-in-the-family-how-counseling-can-help" target="_blank">family therapy</a></strong> on an outpatient basis. As of 2016, <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUHsaePercents2016/NSDUHsaePercents2016.pdf" target="_blank">12.69 percent of adolescents ages 12 to 17</a> experienced a major depressive episode in the state of Maryland. Outpatient programming is held weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. to either 6 p.m. or 7 p.m.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>Harford-Belair is staffed by a team of <strong>licensed and master’s level counselors</strong>, social workers, and psychiatric nurses, all of whom operate under the supervision of a psychiatrist. In Maryland, <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_3059/ShortReport-3059.pdf" target="_blank">97.8 percent of</a> treatment facilities have continuing education requirements for staff. The sole Rehabs.com survey respondent to date, a loved one of a former client, gave just two stars out of five for the staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the center regarding the living arrangements and related offerings of its inpatient program. However, the single Rehabs.com survey respondent shared four-star ratings for the center’s accommodations and meal quality, as well as a three-star rating for the center's overall cleanliness.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>Despite giving four stars for the treatment effectiveness, the single anonymous loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date felt that the facility was “NOT VERY RELIABLE." This reviewer gave low, two-star ratings to most other categories, such as exercise activities, holistic offerings, the level of family participation, counseling options, admissions & discharge procedures, and whether or not treatment was worth the cost. This individual noted that he would not recommend this facility to others.</p> <p>On Google, four reviewers produced a <strong>four out of five-star average rating</strong> to date.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> The only individual to leave written feedback summarized, "They did a great job would recommend to family and friends."</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Harford-Belair accepts BlueCross BlueShield and other state-sponsored assistance. Additionally, it is one of the only <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/MD16.pdf" target="_blank">127 (31.6 percent)</a> facilities in Maryland to <strong>accept Medicare</strong>. The sole Rehabs.com survey respondent to date gave affordability two out of five stars.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Harford+Belair+Community+Mental+Health+Center/@39.3399359,-76.5749797,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m7!3m6!1s0x0:0xe7f66e0947780e1e!8m2!3d39.3399359!4d-76.572791!9m1!1b1" target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small></p>
— Samantha Harper · 2018-06-27 08:17:28 PDT
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