The Allegany County Local Behavioral Health Authority (LBHA) is responsible for planning, managing, and monitoring publicly funded behavioral health services within the county.
This includes planning for service development, encouraging providers to develop and deliver a full range of treatment and rehabilitation services for persons with mental illness or substance use disorders, and working with the Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Health Care Quality, and Administrative Service Organizations to investigate complaints and monitor the delivery of services.
This includes planning for service development, encouraging providers to develop and deliver a full range of treatment and rehabilitation services for persons with mental illness or substance use disorders, and working with the Behavioral Health Administration, Office of Health Care Quality, and Administrative Service Organizations to investigate complaints and monitor the delivery of services.
Services
Emergency Behavioral Health Services provide a professional counselor who is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year in the WMHS Emergency Department. Counselors are specialized in the provision of crisis assessment and intervention for individuals who present emotional, psychiatric or addiction-related issues.
Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health affects how we think, feel, and act, as well as determines how we handle stress, make choices and relate to others. Mental Health is important all through a person's life. A Mental Illness is a disorder that can cause psychological and/or behavioral disturbances.
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