March 28th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford today joined Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh, Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health Dr. Barbara J. Bazron, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen to announce the opening of Maryland's first crisis stabilization center. The stabilization center will provide basic first aid, withdrawal management, and screening and referral to treatment on-site for individuals with a substance use disorder.
“As the first of its kind in Maryland, this stabilization center will help us connect those in need of treatment to the resources they need to get better,” said Lt. Governor Rutherford. “We hope to replicate this effort in other parts of the state to support our ongoing collaborative efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.”
“Like many cities across our country, Baltimore is working to counteract the opioid epidemic that has devastated families and disrupted whole communities,” said Mayor Pugh. “This first-of-its-kind ‘Stabilization Center’ will provide critical resources for those dealing with the disease of addiction and support their determination to get their lives back on track and become productive citizens of our community. I am grateful to my former colleagues of the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Hogan for providing the funding for this treatment and support center. I am also grateful to our Health Commissioner, Dr. Leana Wen, for leading this important initiative.”
The stabilization center will be located at Tuerk House, a community-based behavioral health provider in west Baltimore at 703 Ashburton Street. Tuerk House will administer services at the stabilization center with oversight from Behavioral Health System Baltimore, the city’s local behavioral health authority.
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