Maryland Public Agencies Merge To Form $70 Million Non-Profit

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Continuing what has likely become the hottest merger trend ever for publicly funded addiction treatment drug rehab alcohol rehab facilities, Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems (BSAS) and Baltimore Mental Health Systems (BMHS) are combining this fall to form a new nonprofit organization — Behavioral Health System Baltimore. The two entities together will employ 70 people with a nearly $70M annual budget; and the deal comes as Maryland, like dozens of other states, prepares to merge its state addictions and mental health agencies. This was reported by treatmentmagazine.com on July 25, 2013. Contact information: Crista Taylor, Interim . . .