Co-treatment is the act of providing care simultaneously for two issues known to have interactive effects on one another.

Cocaine is an addictive drug derived from the coca plant used for its euphoric effects and sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic. Cocaine or crack cocaine can be abused when snorted in white powder form and may also be referred to as coke, blow, dust, snow, powder, pearl, bump.

Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) are the compilations of regulations issued by agencies of the state of Maryland.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psycho-social mental health therapy that focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies.

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) provides accreditation standards and surveyors for organizations working in the human-services field worldwide. Areas of practice represented in the CARF standards include aging services, behavioral health, psychosocial rehabilitation, child and youth services, durable medical equipment, employment and community services, medical rehabilitation, and opioid treatment programs.

A Community Health Outreach Worker (CHOW) provides health and disease prevention information to underserved populations in the community and assists them in adopting healthy behaviors.

Also known as Wraparound Services, Community-Based Behavioral Health Services are designed to help a child handle behavioral health challenge at home, at school, and in the community.

Comorbidity is the existence of two or more physical or mental illnesses.

Continuum of Care (CoC) is the local planning body that coordinates housing and support services funding for homeless families and individuals. Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. serves as the lead agency for the five-county Continuum of Care, known as the Mid Shore Roundtable on Homelessness

A Core Service Agency (CSA) serves at the pleasure of the state of Maryland and is stipulated by the Health General Article, 10-10-1203, Annotated Code of Maryland. A CSA is primarily a state|funded entity governed by a local health department, local county government, or non|profit organization, that operates under contract with the State of Maryland’s Behavioral …

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