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Glossary

Recovery house

A recovery house is a privately owned and operated, drug and alcohol-free residence where  individuals in recovery pay rent to reside, oftentimes after graduating from a halfway house. 

Regional Behavioral Health Advisory Committee | RBHAC

The Mid-Shore Regional Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (RBHAC) assists in the planning  and evaluation of the publicly funded mental health and substance-related disorder services for  the five mid-shore counties, and is regionally governed by Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc.  

Registered Nurse | RN

A registered nurse provides patient care and educates patients and the public about various  health conditions. 

Relapse

Relapse is the return of illness or substance use disorder symptoms.  

Residential Treatment Center | RTC

A residential treatment center (RTC), sometimes called a rehab, is a live-in health care facility  providing therapy for substance use disorders, mental illness, or other behavioral problems.

Respite services

Respite Services provide adults who have a Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) or a  child/adolescent who has Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), with a temporary alternative  living situation to temporarily relieve the caregiver from the responsibility of care and support.