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What does public health do for us? (Winchester Sun)

Apr 2nd, 2018

Public health saved your life today. You just didn’t know it,” is a saying of Dr. Leana Wen, the Baltimore City health commissioner.

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Maryland's First Stabilization Center to Open in Baltimore (OH&S)

Mar 30th, 2018

City officials announced Wednesday plans for a stabilization center in Baltimore, Maryland, as part of the city’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis. The stabilization center would be the first in the state and would serve as a safe place for drug users to receive basic first aid, withdrawal management, and screening and referral to treatment on-site for those with a substance use disorder. 

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Note From The Commissioner: Stabilization Center Announcement

Mar 30th, 2018

Yesterday, I joined Mayor Catherine Pugh and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford to announce plans for the first Stabilization Center in Maryland—the beginning of Baltimore’s efforts to create a 24/7 “ER” for addiction and mental health. Mayor Pugh and Chief of Operations Pete Hammen have championed the Stabilization Center from when they were in the State Legislature; they were instrumental to Baltimore City securing the $3.6 million for capital costs for the Center. Mayor Pugh is truly at the forefront of leaders across the country to call for science-based, compassion treatment of individuals with the disease of addiction.

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Bmore Healthy Newsletter: March 29, 2018

Mar 29th, 2018

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In this issue:

  • Note from the Commissioner
  • City Officials Announce Creation of State’s First Stabilization Center
  • Dr. Wen Speaks at Press Event Celebrating 8th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
  • The Hill: Dr. Wen Pens Op-Ed on the City’s Lawsuit Against HHS for Cuts to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding
  • and more

Unique ‘emergency room’ for addicts to open in Baltimore (Washington Post)

Mar 29th, 2018

Baltimore is trying a new way to treat people who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, opening up a unique facility that will offer a safe, short-term place for them to recover and connect with other services.

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This Teen Pregnancy Prevention Update Is Good News For Family Planning Clinics (Bustle)

Mar 28th, 2018

After quietly cutting funding for family planning services last year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to reinstate some funding for teen pregnancy prevention, NBC News reports. 

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Officials announce plans to open ‘stabilization’ center (Washington Post)

Mar 28th, 2018

State and local officials have announced plans to open a “stabilization” center in Baltimore to help people who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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Lt. Governor Speaks at Opening of Maryland’s First Crisis Stabilization Center (WCBC)

Mar 28th, 2018

Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford today joined Baltimore City Mayor Catherine Pugh, Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health Dr. Barbara J. Bazron, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen to announce the opening of Maryland's first crisis stabilization center. The stabilization center will provide basic first aid, withdrawal management, and screening and referral to treatment on-site for individuals with a substance use disorder.

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City, state plan first ‘stabilization center’ to treat addiction (Baltimore Fishbowl)

Mar 28th, 2018

City and state agencies are partnering to open a stabilization center in Baltimore to connect people struggling with addiction to necessary services.

Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford, Mayor Catherine Pugh and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen were some of the public officials on hand this morning to announce the plan.

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Baltimore stabilization center to help counteract opioid epidemic (WBAL)

Mar 28th, 2018

Baltimore's mayor is making one of her biggest pushes yet to fight the opioid epidemic in the city. 

City officials said the stabilization center is three years in the making, and it will be the first of its kind in Maryland, and one of the first in the country, to help people battling addiction and get them on the right path.

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