Mental Health
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Mental Health
Phone: 301-334-7680 or 301-895-3111
Hours of Operation:
Oakland: Monday & Wednesday 8AM-6PM
Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 8AM-5PM
Grantsville: Wednesday and Thursday 8AM to 5PM
Garrett County Community Mental Health Center is a comprehensive community based center staffed to serve people who live in Garrett County. Its clients are children, adolescents, adults and families with a wide range of mental health problems. The staff consists of psychiatrists, social workers, nurses and mental health counselors.
Same-Day Appointments
Individuals that are experiencing a crisis shall be met with the same day that the individual presents at the agency.
Individuals that walk-in to the agency that desire to initiate services may meet briefly with a clinician if staffing permits and a mutually convenient appointment shall be scheduled for the individual that is seeking services.
Adult Program
- Diagnosis and evaluation of a wide variety of mental health concerns
- Medications management when appropriate
- Individual, family and marital therapy
- Group therapy
Child and Adolescent Program
- Evaluation of a wide variety of emotional and conduct problems.
- Child Tele-Psychiatry
- Family therapy
- Child/adolescent group therapy
- Therapist available to meet with children at their school.
- Collaboration with school staff to support child’s needs.
All staff are Licensed Social Workers or Licensed Professional Counselors
Several members of our team have completed the Certificate Program in Advanced Trauma Treatment from the Ferentz Institute.
Crisis Services
Behavioral Health Crisis Services are available from 5PM-8AM (Including Weekends) at:
301-501-3515
Face-to-Face Crisis Services are Also Available From 8AM-5PM (Monday-Friday)
There is a mental health therapist available for emergencies and crisis situations in the Garrett County Mental Health Center, during normal working hours. The mental health therapist is trained to help citizens resolve mental health crises, either in the Center or over the telephone.
Emergency psychiatric services (EPS): The EPS program is funded through the Garrett County Community Mental Health Center to provide crisis services to citizens after normal working hours, holidays and weekends. It is located in the Garrett County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. The program can be accessed by dialing 911 and asking for the Emergency Psychiatric Service.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, 988 provides 24/7 connection to confidential support. There is Hope. Just call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org #988Lifeline
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Language Assistance
LanguageLine services are available.
Spanish (Medical Spanish) interpreter available in-person, upon request.