Elizabeth Sammis

The Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAMD) is the state’s only volunteer, nonprofit citizen’s organization that brings together consumers, families, professionals, advocates and concerned citizens for unified action in all aspects of mental health and mental illness. The Mental Health Association of Maryland believes that mental health care is a fundamental human right that includes emotional health, but also so much more: improved physical health, addiction recovery, lower health care costs, greater equity and opportunity, and the capacity to realize our hopes and dreams. We’re committed to ensuring the wellbeing of all Marylanders through advancing public policy, monitoring service quality, providing training and education, leading systems change, and advancing new evidence-based treatments. We envision a just, humane and healthy society in which all people are accorded respect, dignity and the opportunity to achieve their full potential free from stigma and prejudice.