Several vaccines for COVID-19 have been proven to be safe and effective. All Maryland residents above the age of 16 are currently eligible to register for the vaccine. Here are some additional resources to help you find a vaccine appointment:

• Click here to register for the vaccine in Baltimore City
• For more information about accessing the vaccine in Baltimore, visit the Baltimore City Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine website.

For questions, email covidvaccine@baltimorecity.gov and BCHD will respond as soon as they can!

Behavioral health providers can help address vaccine access inequities by registering to distribute vaccines to those you serve. All interested providers must register through ImmuNet to be able to order vaccines. Providers are expected to track and report information on administered vaccines.

• MDH Letter to Clinical Providers
• Quick Reference Guide
• ImmuNet Registration Guide
• Vaccine Storage Requirements

For questions, email covidvaccine@baltimorecity.gov and BCHD will respond as soon as they can!

• Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 Website
• The Behavioral Health Administration will be will be putting out COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) twice a week on their COVID-19 webpage. If you have a question for BHA, please submit it HERE.
• Steps for Residential Providers to Respond to Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 Cases

• To report COVID 19 cases among staff or patients, please fill out this form online. According to BHA’s COVID 19 Reporting Protocol, all licensed OTPs, Residential Crisis Beds, ASAM SUD Residential Programs, Group Homes, Recovery Residences, Residential Rehabilitation Programs (RRPs), and other Congregate Living Facilities should report positive cases. Please email BHSB at provider-relations@bhsbaltimore.org to report COVID cases to your LBHA in Baltimore City.

• Ethics for Telehealth Services for Behavioral Health Providers Recorded Webinar
• Best Practices for Telehealth During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (National Council on Behavioral Health)
• The American Psychological Association has a free office and technology checklist for telepsychological services and has also made their Telepsychology Best Practice 101 Series freely available.

• If you are a provider running low on critical personal protective equipment, fill out this form to request supplies with the Baltimore City Health Department.
• Suggestions for alternative strategies for managing care with a limited supply of PPE
• If you are looking to buy PPE from local distributors, the Maryland Manufacturing Network created a useful searchable database to locate PPE.
• The National Council for Behavioral Health has partnered with Panacea Life to offer discounted PPE to behavioral health providers.

• COVID Symptom Screening and Isolation Referral – Recovery Housing
• COVID-19 Recovery and Readiness Checklist branded
• Guidelines for Homeless Service Providers (Mayor’s Office of Human Services)
• Vicarious Trauma: Help for the Helper (Recorded Webinar)
• BCARS provides crisis services to youth and families in Baltimore City. If you would like to access these services for your consumers, call the city’s 24/7 crisis hotline, 410-433-5175.
• Recorded Webinar: Behavioral Health Providers Self Care During COVID 19

BHSB hosts regular meetings with behavioral health providers in Baltimore City to inform and support the behavioral health provider network with continuity of operations during COVID-19 (coronavirus) prevention and response. The meetings are every other Tuesday at 2 pm. Click here to join the virtual meeting. If you can’t join the meeting online, call (443) 819 0980, Conference ID: 841 116 456#