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Resources

Maine Resources

  • Employment First
  • Maine Can Work-7th Edition (2022) – A Workbook/Guide to Employment in Maine
  • Maine Can Work Webinar 2022
  • Maine Adult Grievance Process Guide
  • Advance Health Care Directives for Planning Mental Health Care
  • Non-Emergency Transportation Brokers
  • A Basic Guide to Self-Advocacy: PDF Document | Word Document

State Government

  • How to Access The Maine State Legislature
  • Maine Voter Information
  • Maine State Legislature
  • Maine’s Path of Legislation
  • Behavioral Health Homes (Adults)
  • Behavioral Health Homes FAQ
  • Office of MaineCare Services (OMS)
  • Office of Behavioral Health
  • Maine Consent Decree
    • Consent Decree Compliance Standards (2021)

Maine Mental Health Agencies

  • 211 Maine

Maine’s Peer Community

  • Maine Association of Peer Support & Recovery Center
  • Maine’s Mental Health Peer Recovery Centers
  • Maine CIPPS Community
  • Peer Training Network

Maine Warmline

  • 1.866.771.WARM (9276)
    Available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week – In-State Only

Community Resources

  • Maine SNAP-Ed Program
  • Maine ABLE Accounts

Maine Historical Resources

  • History of Augusta Mental Health Institute (AMHI)
  • Archived Historical Documents & Patient Medical Records (AMHI)

Other Maine Recovery Statewide Resources

  • Depression & BiPolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
  • GEAR – Parent Peer to Peer Group
  • Hearing Voices Groups-Maine
  • NAMI Maine
  • Maine SUD Recovery Centers
  • Journey Magazine (free subscription)

Federal Government Resources

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH)
  • National Resource Directory Connecting Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members, Their Families and Those Who Support Them
  • President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
  • SAMHSA Publications
  • Social Security Administration
  • The United States Government Manual

National Peer Resources, Groups, Coalitions

  • Alternatives to Suicide
  • Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
  • Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
  • Disability Research Right to Know
  • Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Of Psychiatric Drugs (2nd Edition)
  • Hearing Voices Network (United States)
  • Intentional Peer Support
  • International Association of Peer Supporters
  • Politics of Memory Video
  • Mad in America
  • Mind Freedom International
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
  • National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery
  • National Empowerment Center
  • National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse 
  • The Wildflower Alliance (formerly the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community

Disability Rights/Law

  • Disability Rights Maine
  • Maine Equal Justice
  • Maine Human Rights Commission
  • Pine Tree Legal Assistance
  • Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  • National Association For Rights Protection and Advocacy
  • National Disability Rights Network

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