MARYLAND COMMISSION ON SUICIDE PREVENTION

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Donna H. Barnes; Terezie S. Bohrer; Lisa H. Covington; Mary F. Cwik, Ph.D.; Marc Fishman, M.D.; Arthur L. Goff; William B. Icenhower, M.D.; Martha W. Pusey; Margaret Reed; Rev. Barbara J. Sands. Terms expire 2012.

Appointed by Senate President: one vacancy

Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy

Ex officio: Phoenix Liss, designee of Secretary of Aging; Rachael G. Faulkner, designee of Secretary of Disabilities; Henry Westray, Jr., designee of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Renata J. Henry, Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health & Disabilities; Joan Patterson, designee of Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services; Arlene Rogan, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Juvenile Services; Gary D. Maynard, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Gerard Boden, designee of Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Richard D. Scott, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Rosemary King Johnston, Executive Director, Governor's Office for Children.

c/o Mental Hygiene Administration
Dix Building, Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228

Dix Building, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Ave., Catonsville, Maryland, April 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

In October 2009, the Governor formed the Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention (Executive Order 01.01.2009.13). The Commission is to devise a statewide plan for suicide prevention and intervention, and post-suicide services for individuals and their families. For those who survive or attempt suicide and their families, the Commission will compile a list of support systems.

The Commission will promote a coordinated, collaborative and comprehensive effort by State and local agencies to ensure the best use of resources for the delivery of a continuum of services to prevent, intervene in, or recover from suicide. In addition, the Commission is to identify and review the impact of suicide on the health and well-being of Maryland citizens; the economic and social costs of suicide; and effective and efficient practices in the organization and delivery of services to those affected by suicide.

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