Mental Health
General Information
- What We Do
- Community Behavioral Health Centers
How to Find Help
- Children
- Youth/Transition Age (18-30)
- Adults
Magellan Resources
Community Online Resources - Members
Community Online Resources - Providers
Additional Information
- Community Resources
- Complaints & Grievances
- Information for Providers
- LGBTQ+ Health and Support
- Montgomery County Certified Peer Specialist Training Information Session
- Montgomery County Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Training Application
Recovery and Resiliency
The experience of recovery is different for each person and it is not synonymous with “cure.” For some people, this can mean the elimination of symptoms; but for others, recovery can mean living a full and meaningful life despite the presence of significant and ongoing symptoms. The goal of mental health services is to provide the support that enables people to explore, learn, and practice wellness strategies that help them achieve their goals and dreams.
For many, the road to recovery begins in childhood or adolescence. As children grow and develop, they encounter the challenges of navigating school, friendships, and the larger world around them. Resiliency is the ability to handle these challenges in a healthy and positive way, and it is the core of the children’s behavioral health system. Resiliency focuses on strengths-based approaches to encourage children’s healthy development as they transition toward adulthood.
To achieve these goals, the Mental/Behavioral Health office of the Montgomery County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BH/DD) has worked for years in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the development of an integrated, community-based, recovery-oriented system of care. Our shared vision is to work toward building a service system that excels at providing cutting-edge, evidenced-based practices (EBP) that holistically support an individual’s recovery and resilience.
The Department of BH/DD remains committed to serving Montgomery County by promoting a vision of wellness, recovery, and resiliency, and by providing the services to support the recovery journeys of Montgomery County residents who experience mental health challenges.