January 15, 2020
Media Contacts:
Mark Miller, Administrator, Office of Public Information, 410-313-2022
Dr. Maura Rossman, Health Officer, Howard County Health Department, 410-313-6300
Deadline to apply is Friday, February 14
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking consumer and family member applicants interested in serving on the Howard County Local Behavioral Health Advisory Board. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 14, 2020.
"Our Behavioral Health Board works with the County to ensure the health and safety of all our residents, including addressing mental health and substance misuse," said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. "This Board it integral to monitoring and managing Behavioral Health programs for our community, I encourage you to apply to our Board if you're interested in creating a County with the best quality of life for all."
Comprised of 28 members, the Board must include 18 appointment members: seven consumers, seven family members, two professional/provider/advocates, two at-large. The final 10 members are ex-officio and represent the Department of Social Services, Public Defender’s Office, Department of Community Resources and Services, State Attorney’s Office, Department of Corrections, Police Department, Circuit Court of Howard County, Department of Juvenile Services, Parole and Probation, and Howard County Public School System.
Board members serve five-year terms and are responsible for the behavioral health interests of the people of Howard County.
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be Howard County residents, 18 years of age or older, have an interest in behavioral health and be able to attend the Board’s meetings, held the second Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the administrative offices of the Howard County Health Department, located at 8930 Stanford Boulevard in Columbia.
Applicants should send a resume and brief letter explaining why they want to serve on the Board to Kimberly Pruim either by email to kpruim@howardcountymd.gov or by mail to: Howard County Government, Office of the County Executive, Attn: Kimberly Pruim, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043. The names of eligible applicants will be submitted to the County Executive for approval and then to the County Council for confirmation.
For more information about the Local Behavioral Health Advisory Board, visit www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Health/Boards or call the Howard County Health Department at 410-313-6300.