Grading the States 2006: Maryland

Overall Grade: C+ Category Grades: Infrastructure: C Information Access: B Services: C+ Recovery Supports: C-

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $147.08 6 Per Capita Income $35,444 5 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $805 8 Suicide Rank 45

Recent Innovations Transformation State Incentive Grant (TSIG) use Evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation progress Centralized Admission and Referral Center (CARC) The TAMAR Project

Urgent Needs Restore and increase funding Workforce needs Additional inpatient capacity and acute care beds Affordable housing options

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