The CCSM held regional meetings in May-April 2022 to discuss what issues people are seeing withing their communities as it relates to Maine’s adult mental health system. These meetings are a way for us to receive people’s feedback and we used that information to create a document in which we
General Education & Listening Session around a new model of care: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) The CCBH model alleviates decades-old challenges that have led to a crisis in providing access to mental health and substance use care. Presented by: National Council For Mental Wellbeing, Alliance for Addiction and
Want to review and learn how the Maine Can Work Handbook can be used? Then this webinar is for you! You must register to attend! Maine Can Work is a handbook that can help peers, providers, or individuals to explore work, pinpoint concerns, and identify resources that can help address
The CCSM would like to announce the start of our quarterly newsletter! We will release 3-4 issues per year! Each issue will contain updates on CCSM projects, upcoming meetings/events and more! Today we release our Summer 2022 edition! To view, click here: CCSM Quarterly Newsletter- Summer 2022
Disability Rights Maine and The Consumer Council System of Maine will be hosting a screening of the movie “The Wisdom of Trauma” on June 2, 2022 from 6-8 pm followed by a panel discussion. Closed Captioned Movie | Panel Discussion: ASL Interpreters Provided and Closed Captioned. The movie will be
The HOPE Conference will be held in person this year on May 18th from 8 am – 4 pm at the Augusta Civic Center. Registration is now open!! For more information and/or to register, click button below… You can also get updates and more on the HOPE Conference Facebook page!
From the office of Governor Janet Mills Those with questions about the $729.3 million relief program can visit Maine.gov/reliefchecks for answers On the heels of the Governor signing into law the supplemental budget sending relief to Maine people, the Mills Administration announced today it has launched a website to assist
This is your chance to comment on Maine’s transportation & provide input into the Maine DOT’s long-range planning process. It’s your opportunity to provide input into the Maine’s Statewide Active Transportation and Statewide Strategic Transit Plans. For more detailed information, click HERE
The Governor’s supplemental budget change package, released earlier today, proposes an additional $19.7 million in state funding to address immediate needs in Maine’s behavioral health system. The proposal, which was developed in collaboration with behavioral health providers, supports children’s residential care, assertive community treatment for those with severe and persistent mental illness, targeted
The CCSM will be having a legislative writing group meeting this coming Monday, March 14th from 1-3 PM. We will be working on LD 2008 An Act To Establish a Court Process for Involuntary Substance Use Disorder Treatment, There is not a hearing scheduled for this bill yet, but we
