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Mission

Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems seeks to ensure that Baltimore residents receive high quality and comprehensive services proved to prevent and reduce substance abuse.

Nuestra misión

Baltimore Sistemas de abuso de sustancias tiene por objeto garantizar que los residentes de Baltimore reciben de alta calidad y servicios integrales demostrado para prevenir y reducir el abuso de sustancias.

Vision

We envision Baltimore as a city with healthy people, thriving families and safe communities.

Role

bSAS is responsible for defining and meeting the City’s need for alcohol and drug treatment and prevention services. It plans, develops, and implements a comprehensive and integrated service system, managing state, federal and local grant funds. bSAS coordinates and monitors the delivery of alcohol and drug abuse services provided by all grant-funded programs.

How We Will Achieve This

We do this by planning, advocating for and helping to create coordinated networks of
community-based and recovery focused services that build on the strengths and resilience of individuals, families, and communities.

History

In 1990, the City of Baltimore was awarded the Target Cities Cooperative Agreement by the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc., was created as a quasi-public, non-profit corporation by the Baltimore City Health Department to administer the implementation of the Target Cities Project. The aim of the grant was to improve the quality and effectiveness of the City’s response to substance abuse.

In February 1995, the duties of the Baltimore City Health Department Substance Abuse Bureau were transferred to bSAS, thereby establishing the organization as the substance abuse authority for Baltimore City.