First Draft: Decriminalizing Being Outside
Issue: City and town municipalities can now enforce anti-camping ordinances, even where no shelter is available. This decision removes federal constitutional protection. It transfers responsibility to local municipalities which allows them to decide whether or not to enforce this rule which will have a direct negative impact on people who must
First Draft: A Need for Greater Employment Service Coordination Issue Statement
Issue: With federal work requirement changes upcoming, peers will need additional support and guidance with returning to work or expanding work hours. Currently, there are state organizations and community partner organizations working on employment services simultaneously. These various programs operating separately create barriers to access for peers in need of
Concept Draft: A Need for Greater Employment Service Coordination Issue Statement
Issue: With federal work requirement changes upcoming, peers will need additional support and guidance with returning to work or expanding work hours. Currently, there are state organizations and community partner organizations working on employment services simultaneously. These various programs operating separately create barriers to access for peers in need of
First Draft: Rest, Belongings, and Local Governance After Grants Pass v. Johnson
Submitted by Bangor Local Council Issue: Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, city and town municipalities can now enforce anti-camping ordinances, even where no shelter is available. This decision removes federal constitutional protection. It transfers responsibility to local municipalities which allows them to decide whether or
Legislative Action Alert
Public Hearing: March 25 @ 1:15 PM in Room 206 of the Burton Cross Building.
An Act to Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding to Reduce the Current Partial Waiting List and Increase Housing Vouchers for Persons Living with Mental Health Challenges
An Act to Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding to Reduce the Current Partial Waiting List and Increase Housing Vouchers for Persons Living with Mental Health Challenges
Tell the Maine Delegation to Save Disability Advocacy
A leaked budget proposal called for dramatic cuts to Disability Rights Maine and our partners, the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, and our counterparts in every state and territory. These cuts would undermine decades of work that have transformed the disability services system.
Legislative Action Alert
Public Hearing: March 25 @ 1:15 PM in Room 206 of the Burton Cross Building.
An Act to Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding to Reduce the Current Partial Waiting List and Increase Housing Vouchers for Persons Living with Mental Health Challenges
An Act to Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding to Reduce the Current Partial Waiting List and Increase Housing Vouchers for Persons Living with Mental Health Challenges
Concept Draft: Psychiatric Advance Directive
Issue: Peers in the mental health sphere deserve to have autonomy over their medical decisions. To facilitate better mental health care, a process needs to be utilized prior to a crisis. The absence of a standardized, person-centered psychiatric/mental health advanced directive (PAD) process leaves individuals experiencing mental health crises without
Second Draft: Bad Credit Affecting Utilities Accessibility
DEADLINE TO RESPOND: Monday, Marth 10th Second Draft: Bad Credit Affecting Utilities Accessibility. If a person has bad credit, it can mean a deposit is required for utilities to be connected. This can create problems for employment, security clearances, housing, mental health, and other issues.
Second Draft: Lack of Flexible Hours in Mental Health Peer Support and Recovery Programs
DEADLINE TO RESPOND: Monday, January 6th Second Draft: Lack of flexible hours in Mental Health Peer Support and Recovery Programs
We have heard from our fellow mental health peers they would like to see more diversity of when peer support and recovery programs are open with evening or weekend hours.
We have heard from our fellow mental health peers they would like to see more diversity of when peer support and recovery programs are open with evening or weekend hours.
