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Behavioral Health Advisory Board
Board Purpose
The Behavioral Health Advisory Council was created by Bill Number 23-07 and was effective April 18, 2023, with convenings beginning in 2026.
The Board will monitor, review, and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of publicly funded behavioral health services within the county; determine the needs of the county behavioral health system, including quality of services, gaps in the system, and interagency coordination; and participate in the development of the local behavioral health plan and budget.
Meeting Information
Meeting Time: The Board meets monthly on the second Tuesday of every month at 3:00pm.
Meeting Location: Virtual.
To join:
Meeting ID: 213 300 584 192 72
Passcode: HX7UA2ru
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Dial in by phone
+1 667-217-6643,,456181559#
Phone conference ID: 456 181 559#
If you require language or disability accommodations in order to attend the meeting, please contact us at 301-600-5555 or dial 711 at the Maryland Relay Services to make accommodations.
Agendas for upcoming meetings will be posted at least a week in advance. Minutes will be posted as available upon approval of Board members.
Non-voting Members:
- Dr. Barbara Brookmyer, Health Officer for Frederick County Health Department
- Andrea Walker, Director of Behavioral Health Services Division for Frederick County Health Department
- Sarah Drennan, Director of the Local Behavioral Health Authority for Frederick County Health Department
- Sabrina de la Vega, Special Projects Advisor and designee of the Office of the County Executive
- Corporal Benjamin Wilson, City of Frederick Police Department and designee of the head of a local law enforcement agency
- Chief Thomas Coe, Director of the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue
- Courtney Oland, MAP Coordinator for Frederick County Division of Aging & Independence and designee of the Director of the County Division of Senior Services
- Kim Smith, Assistant Director for Child for Frederick County Family & Adult Services and designee of the Director of the County’s Department of Social Services
- The Honorable M.C. Keegan-Ayer, Frederick County Council Member and non-voting point-person
Voting Members:
- Sharon MacDougall, M.Ed., Family member/secondary consumer representative
- Lee (Leroy) Hand, Parent of child with behavioral health/mental health disorder representative
- Marci Corea, Member of general public representative
- Neil Donnelly, Individual representative
- Julie Elwell, Behavioral health professional, not a physician representative.