Episode 11: Suicide Prevention with the LIVEFORTHOMAS Foundation

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211 Maryland speaks with Amy Ocasio on honoring her son Thomas and preventing suicide with the LIVEFORTHOMAS Foundation. If you’re thinking about suicide or know someone who is, get immediate support by calling or texting 988. Show Notes Click on the show note section to jump to that part of the transcript. 1:15 About the…

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Celebrate the Power of Partnerships

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Together with state and nonprofit partnerships, the capacity of 211 is leveraged statewide to connect more Marylanders to essential resources. BALTIMORE – 211 Maryland, the State’s central connector to health and human service resources, is celebrating National 211 Day on February 11, 2022. From hello to help, 211 call specialists connected more than 499,000 Marylanders…

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ICYMI: 211 Health Check Program Launching

ANNAPOLIS – Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today hosted a press conference with Governor Larry Hogan, State Senators Craig Zucker and Malcolm Augustine, Delegate Bonnie Cullison, and 2-1-1 Maryland President and CEO Quinton Askew to announce that the 211 Health Check Program is launching this summer in July. The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act (Senate Bill 719/House Bill 812), which takes…

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Episode 8: A Conversation With NAMI Maryland

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Kate Farinholt, Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Maryland (NAMI Maryland), talks with Quinton Askew, president & CEO of 211 Maryland to discuss mental health support. Show Notes 1:16 About NAMI The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a grassroots mental health organization, with a Maryland chapter and local affiliates. 2:06…

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Power Moves: John Mathena

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211 Maryland, the central connector to health and human services for the State of Maryland, recently named John Mathena as the organization’s new data manager.

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Episode 7: A Conversation With Nick Mosby

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Nick J. Mosby is the Baltimore City Council President. He speaks with Quinton Askew, president & CEO of 211 Maryland to discuss housing, jobs, COVID-19 and systemic change in Baltimore City. Show Notes Click on the show note section to jump to that part of the transcript. 1:08 About Nick J. Mosby Learn about Nick…

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“Stop The Stigma” Opioid Education Campaign

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211 Maryland and RALI Maryland reignite the statewide “Stop the Stigma” campaign to support those with opioid addiction. More than 43,000 Marylanders sought crisis intervention for substance use and mental health through 211 Maryland in 2020. The nonprofit organization is responding to this need by partnering with Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative (RALI Maryland), an organization committed…

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