Albert Zachik, M.D.
Dr. Zachik is Director, Office of Child and Adolescent Services, Mental Hygiene Administration, Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Workgroup on Community Systems of Care. He is a member of the clinical faculty in psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Zachik has a special interest in developing a statewide system of care in Maryland for children and adolescents with mental health needs. This system integrates mental health services into all existing programs that serve children and youth, including schools, early childhood programs, juvenile justice services, and social services.