TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Public Library, in partnership with the Baltimore County Department of Health, has announced it will offer free naloxone at all 19 of its branches. The medication, which can rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, will be available in receptacles for public access. The initiative is part of an ongoing effort to combat the opioid […]
TOWSON, MD—June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month and to raise awareness and increase safety for all Baltimore County residents, free gun safety locks will be available through June at all public library branches in Baltimore County*. The program is led by the Baltimore County Department of Health’s Bureau of Behavioral Health (BBH) in partnership with the Baltimore County Public […]
TOWSON, MD—Overdose deaths in Baltimore County decreased by 30% in 2024 from the previous year, a significant drop that County Executive Kathy Klausmeier and County Health Officer Dr. Lucy E. Wilson announced this week. This decline represents a 49% decrease in overdoses since 2021. This decrease is based on preliminary information from the Maryland Overdose Data Dashboard, which reported 286 […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dr. Laura Herrera Scott on Wednesday announced that Dr. Lucy Wilson has been named the county’s new Health Officer and Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Wilson, who has served in a number of high-profile public health roles in Maryland, including most recently as the […]