Legislative Action Needed to Pass LD 540

INDIVIDUALS NEEDED TO URGE THEIR LEGISLATORS TO PASS LD 540: “An Act to Establish Peer Respite Centers for Adults with Mental Health Challenges in Maine” The good news is that the Health and Human Services Committee has voted unanimously to pass this bill out of their committee. Next, it will

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Legislative Action Alert: LD1626

INDIVIDUALS NEEDED TO TESTIFY!!
LD 1626: “An Act to Standardize Requirements Between Boards of Visitors for County Jails and Department of Corrections Correctional Facilities”
HEARING INFORMATION Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Judiciary Committee (State House Room 436)

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Legislative Action Alert: LD 540

INDIVIDUALS NEEDED TO TESTIFY!! LD 540: “An Act to Establish Peer Respite Centers for Adults with Mental Health Challenges in Maine” HEARING INFORMATION Wednesday, April 5, 2023  |  1:00 PMJoint Standing Committee on Health & Human Services(Cross Building-Room 209) The CCSM is asking the peer community to provide testimony on this bill.  This bill directs

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Action Alert: LD 2008

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

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ACTION ALERT: LD 1586

CALL TO ACTION: INDIVIDUALS NEEDED TO TESTIFY!! We are encouraging the CCSM community to write and give testimony! Have your voice heard! LD 1586: An Act To Strengthen Statewide Mental Health Peer Support, Crisis Intervention Mobile Response and Crisis Stabilization Unit Services and to Allow E-9-1-1 To Dispatch Using the

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