We, Carroll County Youth Service Bureau, commit ourselves to provide a continuum of community-based mental health and substance abuse services for children, adults, and families in Carroll County. We use a multi disciplinary approach to deliver prevention, intervention, and treatment services in the least restrictive and most cost effective manner. In the true spirit of the helping profession, we are dedicated to excellence in service, innovation in programming, and responsiveness to our community.
Services Offered
* Outpatient Mental Health Clinic - CCYSB has a comprehensive Outpatient Mental Health Clinic for children, adolescents, and adults. Services we provide to our clients include: psychiatric and psychosocial evaluations, individual, couple, family and group therapy, medication management, consultations, information and referral. Therapists also act as liaisons with schools and local social service agencies. The Clinic staff meets weekly to review cases, make recommendations for interdisciplinary treatment, and provide continuing professional training. The CCYSB Clinic provides a forum for meeting community mental health needs in varied and nontraditional ways. To access clinic services, please call 410-848-2500 or 1-888-588-8441 and follow the prompts for referral.
- Interactive Group Therapy - Outpatient Psychotherapy - Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) - Safe & Stable / (PCIT) - Psychosocial Assessments - Programs Home - Psychiatric Services - BERC Counseling Services - Our therapists can provide brief counseling services to participants at the Business and Employment Resources Center (BERC), who are identified by BERC staff as experiencing difficulties with job training, job search or job retention.
For more information, please contact our Assistant Administrative Director, Gary Honeman at 410-848-2500 x8654 or e-mail him at [email protected].
Fees and Payment
We accept Medical Assistance and Medicare as well as private insurance. We have providers in-network with: CareFirst BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, Magellan, United Healthcare and Medicare. We can provide services to some plans for those who wish to go out-of-network. Once you call for services, co-pays and other fees will be determined.
The agency offers scholarship funding and a sliding scale payment option for low-income families with no insurance; families applying for financial assistance must have a child under the age of 18 and live in Carroll County. The referral coordinator will assist you through this process.
A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
