Worcester County Health Department

Mental Health Program Overview

Program Structure

The Worcester County Health Department is committed to recovery and improving the mental health of the community. The Mental Health Program provides a wide variety of services, specializing in mental health and addiction issues.

Our Mental Health Program is fully accredited by The Joint Commission.

Suicide Prevention Program:

*Are you or someone you know having suicidal thoughts? Find out more by clicking here.

*Suvivors of Suicide Suport Group: click here.

Adult Services

Child and Adolescent Services

Families are the most important part of a child's life, therefore parents are asked to be the leaders of their child's services.

FAQ’S

For a list of local physicians who accept medical assistance, please click here. The list is updated quarterly.

Locations

Snow Hill Main Office
6040 Public Landing Road
Snow Hill, Maryland 21863
Directions
Phone : 410-632-1100

Berlin Health Center
9730 Healthway Drive
Berlin, Maryland 21811
Directions
Phone: 410-629-0164

Pocomoke Health Center
400-A Walnut Street
Pocomoke, MD
Directions
Phone: 410-957-2005

Substance Abuse Help

Zika Information

Rabies Information

WCHD News

Crystal Bell will participate in "Walkable Communities" training program.

Snow Hill, MD - America Walks, a national advocacy organization working to empower communities to create safe, accessible, and enjoyable places to walk, announced today that they are awarding Crystal Bell, of Worcester County Health Department, a Walking College Fellowship as part of the 2018 program. The Fellowship will enable Bell and other advocates from around the country to participate in a five-month training program designed to strengthen local efforts to make communities more walkable and livable.

Cases are on the Rise—Effects can be Harmful and Deadly

Baltimore, MD (April 17, 2018) – The Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Poison Center have reported the fourth hospitalization in Maryland from individuals experiencing risk of severe bleeding after using synthetic cannabinoids, which are often called Spice, K2, Bliss, Scooby Snax, or fake weed.

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Fatalities related to intoxication down in Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico in 2017

Snow Hill, MD- Deaths related to drug and alcohol intoxication, including opioid overdoses, are down in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties, according to 3rd Quarter 2017 Overdose Data released by the Maryland Department of Health last week. From January through September 2016, compared to the same period in 2017, intoxication fatalities are down 20-percent in Somerset County, 42-percent in Worcester County, and 32-percent in Wicomico County. The drop-off in the Tri-County region comes at a time when overall drug and alcohol related deaths in Maryland are on the rise.

Directs Attorney General to File Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers; Announces Plans to Convert Former City Jail into a Secure Treatment Facility, Enhance Data Sharing Among First Responders, Strengthen Volume Dealer Law to Include Fentanyl

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford today unveiled a series of executive actions and proposed legislation to continue the administration’s aggressive fight against the heroin and opioid crisis. The governor also authorized the Attorney General to file suit against select opioid manufacturers and distributors on the grounds that they have misled the public and helped to create the addiction crisis gripping Maryland and the nation.

Programs

Lower Shore Health Insurance Assistance Program