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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

10 Guiding Principles of Recovery | SAMHSA


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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2013 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference is a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of suicide...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2014 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2015 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth and progressive information and the latest research in the field of...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

2016 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Brochure

The Beyond the Basics conference serves as a “best practice” conference offering participants in-depth information and the latest research in the field of suicide and...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

2016 HOPE Conference Brochure — Living Well: Nurturing Health through Self-Discovery

The annual HOPE conference is designed for persons in recovery, consumers, survivors, service providers, family and community members. The goals of this conference are for...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

2017 Award Recipients

CCSME presented awards in four categories. Please see the attached document for full descriptions. Visionary Leadership Award Mary Susan Haynes, Ph.D. The Hon. Nancy Mills...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

A Checklist for Mentoring Programs


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2016 • HOPE Conference

A Lesson in Maine Politics

This workshop will provide participants with tools to help them actively work on systems change through legislative action. Participants will see how, through working at...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

A Patient Bill of Rights for Psychotropic Prescriptions: A Call for a Higher Standard of Care

With the unprecedented rise in the rate of prescriptions for psychotropic medication, this session defined a Patient Bill of Rights that is consistent with evidence...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

A Patient Bill of Rights for Psychotropic Prescriptions: A Call for a Higher Standard of Care

With the unprecedented rise in the rate of prescriptions for psychotropic medication, this session defined a Patient Bill of Rights that is consistent with evidence...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach for Means-Restriction Counseling With Suicidal Patients

From Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 2011, Vol. 42, No. 5, 339–346

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2013 • Rx Generation

A Simple Overview of the Nurturing Parenting Programs Research, Philosophy and Constructs

This session focused on the philosophy of the Nurturing Parenting Programs. The five basic Nurturing Parenting Program Constructs were explored through interactive demonstrations. Participants had...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

ACES Chart and Score Sheet

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health and Well-Being Over the Lifespan: This chart shows the sequence of events that unaddressed childhood abuse and other early traumatic...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Addiction and Trauma

From the A3 breakout session led by John O’Brien, PhD.

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Adolescents at Risk for Suicide: Early Recognition and Intervention

Dr. King’s remarks provided an up-to-date overview of suicide risk factors among adolescents, highlighting several excellent targets for prevention and early intervention.

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Meeting Agenda


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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Antipsychotics and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

In his book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, Robert Whitaker investigates the astonishing rise in the number of people enrolled in government disability due to mental...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Assessing and Treating Self-Injury

Non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents is a serious behavior in its own right but its relationship to suicide makes it crucial that clinicians understand the function...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Behavioral Health Matters to Counties


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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Beyond School Suicide Awareness and Prevention Training: Trained Staff…Now What?

Maine law (passed April 2013) requires all schools to have Gatekeeper trained staff and to provide all school personnel with suicide awareness and prevention training....

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Brain Injury and Substance Abuse

From the A1 breakout session led by Marcia Cooper, Network Coordinator, BIIN.

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Bringing Suicide Prevention into Primary Care

Primary care is well-positioned to screen for suicide risk, provide brief interventions, and triage to specialty mental health services. The focus of this session was...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Carefully Crafting Consensus on Mental Health Legislation


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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Caring About Lives in Maine — Award Recipients

A list of the 2016 recipients.

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2013 • Rx Generation

Children and Psychotropic Drugs: How Good is the Evidence?

Research on psychotropic medications is essential for prescribers to use drugs properly and safely — and for regulatory authorities to approve these drugs for public...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Children and Psychotropic Drugs: How Good is the Evidence?

Research on psychotropic medications is essential for prescribers to use drugs properly and safely — and for regulatory authorities to approve these drugs for public...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Children, Trauma, and the Impact of Substance Abuse

From the C2 breakout session led by Don Burke, MS Ed, and Amy Stevenson, MS Ed.

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

CMS Letter: New Service Delivery Opportunities for Individuals with a Substance Use Disorder


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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

College Mental Health/USM Cares Suicide Prevention Program: Understanding, Responding, Connecting

This workshop will review the current status of college mental health and discuss the USM Cares Suicide Prevention program at the University of Southern Maine....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — C-SSRS Admission Risk Assessment

The Psychometric Properties of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) are used extensively across primary care, clinical practice, surveillance, research, and institutional settings. The C-SSRS...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — C-SSRS Discharge Assessment

The Psychometric Properties of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) are used extensively across primary care, clinical practice, surveillance, research, and institutional settings. The C-SSRS...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale — Screen Version

The Psychometric Properties of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) are used extensively across primary care, clinical practice, surveillance, research, and institutional settings. The C-SSRS...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Coming Out and Substance Abuse

For over four decades, and in spite of reports of elevated risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT individuals, little attention has been given to this...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Community Connections: Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care

This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of this toolkit have been...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Community Crisis Intervention — Evaluating and Maintaining Safety — Accessing Crisis Supports

Maine provides direct access to crisis intervention for anyone requesting those services via a statewide network of crisis intervention teams. In this panel discussion, the...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI 2015)


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Complex Needs, Tough Cases: Essential Elements for Responding to People with Mental Illnesses at the Pretrial Stage


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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Conference to discuss possible connection between opiate addiction, mental health

A brief article and video about the conference from WCSH-6. [ult_blockquote]AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — People working in both the mental health and substance abuse...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Conflict of Interest in Health Care

Frank Chessa discussed the recent media, regulatory and political attention to conflicts of interest among clinicians and the allegation that these influence treatment choices. He...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Connecting through Compassionate Conversations

Learning how to speak and listen with compassion and empathy has the potential to make a dramatic difference in relationships and interactions. The basis of...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Considerations for Incorporating “Well-Being” in Public Policy for Workers and Workplaces

Action to address workforce functioning and productivity requires a broader approach than the traditional scope of occupational safety and health. Focus on “well-being” may be...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Consultancy Process


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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Coping, Cutting and Control: Listening to Voices of Youth and Their Advice to Professionals

From the C4 breakout session led by Pat McKenzie, LCSW.

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Core Competencies in Suicide Risk Assessment and Management: Implications for Supervision

Training and Education in Professional Psychology 2008, Vol. 2, No. 4, 219–228

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Countertransference Hate in the Treatment of Suicidal Patients

From Arch Gen Psychiatry Vol 30, May 1974

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

County Census Data


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps


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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

Creating a Realistic Checklist — Revised with Input from Workshop Participants

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Creating and Promoting Crisis Alternatives

In this interactive workshop, participants will examine the leading crisis alternatives in the world and how we can better promote these existing alternatives. We will...

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2012 • Making it Work: Implementing Seeking Safety

Creating Trauma-Informed Correctional Care: A Balance of Goals and Environment

From the European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2012.

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Creative Pathways to Resilience: Restorative Interventions for Children, Adults, and Families Coping with Suicide Bereavement

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Creative Pathways to Resilience References/Bibliography

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Culture, Care & Suicide Prevention: Perspectives to Develop Reflective Practices and Cultural Humility

During this interactive session, we will consider how culture frames our practice and share what we’ve learned from our suicide prevention work. Examples from Dr....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Current Suicide Risk Assessment

Following last year’s Beyond the Basics keynote presentation by Kelly Posner, PhD., this session will explore the experience and insight gained from over 100,000 assessments...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Demystifying Psychiatric Drugs

The exploration of the different ways how psychiatric drugs work can expand our understanding of behavioral health symptoms and recovery. The standard disease-centered model that...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Depression and Demoralization in Chronic Disease

In this session, Dr. Singer reviewed the reciprocal relationships between major depression, emotional resilience and chronic disease. The themes of quality of life, hopefulness, acceptance,...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Disaster Mental Health and Psychological First Aid

From the A2 breakout session led by Magdalena Linhardt, PhD.

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Disclosing a Conviction


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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Discrimination and the Opioid Crisis

Nick Szubiak — Integrated Health Consultant, National Council for Behavioral Health — has over 15 years of experience in direct service, administration and clinical supervision....

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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

Drug Interactions with Tobacco Smoke

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Drug treatment need urgent but seems ‘overwhelming,’ federal official says

An article about and photos of the conference in the Kennebec Journal, March 1, 2017 Kimberly Johnson, the director of the federal Center for Substance...

Dual Diagnosis Relapse Prevention Monograph: A Report on the Training Initiative 1997–1998

This monograph represents further progress in the effort toward integration of treatment approaches for clients with dual disorders in the State of Maine. It is...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Elderly Suicide Fact Sheet Based on 2012 Data (2014)

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring


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2012 • Making it Work: Implementing Seeking Safety

Evaluation Project on Young African-American Men

From “Seeking Safety therapy for men: Clinical and research experiences” in Men and Addictions, 2009.

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2013 • Rx Generation

Everything Your Kid Does Makes Perfect Sense

This session described basic concepts from Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) as they apply to the task of raising children.

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Evidence-Based Practices for Returning OIF/OEF/OND Veterans

From the A4 breakout session led by Scott Hutcherson, LCPC, ACS.

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Expanding Mentoring in Maine: Support for Re-Entry from Corrections

[ult_blockquote align=”” cite=”” color=”” bcolor=”” ]Mentoring is defined as a relationship over a prolonged period of time between two or more people where caring volunteer...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Exploring Self Injury in Adolescence

This workshop is for people who may become perplexed or anxious when attempting to intervene with individuals who engage in cutting and other self-inflicted harming...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Federal Bureau of Prisons Employment Information Handbook


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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Final Initiatives


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Fostering Sustainable, Integrated Medical and Behavioral Health Services in Medical Settings

The integration of behavioral health (BH) and primary care services has been the subject of considerable attention for almost a decade. Such work has been...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Full Disclosure: A Guide to Speaking Out About Your Life in the Media & Public Forums


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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Functional Medicine in Mood and Anxiety Disorders

This session outlined an integrative model of assessment and intervention in mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Simmons described the basic components of an integrative treatment...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Grief After Suicide: Walking the Journey with Survivors

This workshop will provide a focused overview of the impact of suicide on survivors, and the clinical and support responses that are needed after a...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Grief After Suicide: Walking the Journey with Survivors — Suicide Reading List

This workshop will provide a focused overview of the impact of suicide on survivors, and the clinical and support responses that are needed after a...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Health Indicators Warehouse


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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Heart and Soul: Spiritual Care in the Journey of Recovery

A very substantial body of literature attests to the significance of various spiritual perspectives and practices for health and well-being. Increasingly, the conversation has turned...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Helping People Come off Psychiatric Drugs

This session offered an up-to-date critical review of psychiatric drug withdrawal, tapering, and dose reduction strategies described in the medical literature and recommendations for client-centered...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Helping People Come off Psychiatric Drugs

This session offered an up-to-date critical review of psychiatric drug withdrawal, tapering, and dose reduction strategies described in the medical literature and recommendations for client-centered...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Highlights of EEOC’s New Criminal Record Guidance


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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Hiring Ex-Offenders: Tips for doing well by doing good


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Home and Community Based Settings: Complete Integration Regulation


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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

How Do Psychiatric Medications Shape Long-Term Outcomes?

In his book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, Robert Whitaker investigates the astonishing rise in the number of people enrolled in government disability due to mental...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

How You Can Play a Role in Preventing Suicide

The effects of suicide are not limited to those who die. Suicide is a serious public health problem that has shattered the lives of millions...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Human Rights Imperative for More Choice in Behavioral Health

David Oaks, a fearless consumer activist and advocate, provided a human rights perspective on the need for more non-drug choices in behavioral health care. Oaks...

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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

ICD-10 Codes for Tobacco/Nicotine Dependence and Secondhand Smoke Exposure

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illness at the Pretrial Stage: Essential Elements


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses at the Pretrial Stage: Essential Elements


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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent and General Information About Your Psychology Appointment

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent Sample Contract

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent with Suicidal Patients

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Informed Consent with Suicidal Patients: Rethinking Risks in (and out of) Treatment

From Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training 2009, Vol. 46, No. 4, 459–468

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2014 • Annual Membership Meeting

Innovative Collaboration: Past, Present, Future

Recognitions Jerrold Bradley Day One Kennebec Behavioral Health Maine Primary Care Association  

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Innovative Solutions for Building Recovery with Alternatives to Psychotropic Medication

Largely because of the unprecedented marketing by the pharmaceutical industry as well as the transition of behavioral health to primary care venues, spending for psychiatric...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Innovative Solutions for Building Recovery with Alternatives to Psychotropic Medication

An introduction to SAMHSA and a look at some of its strategic initiatives, this session highlighted SAMHSA’s position on alternatives to medication and how it...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Instructions for Your Treatment Journal

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Integrative Medicine for Behavioral Health

Alternatives found in integrative medicine have begun to address the limitations of current psychiatric medications in the treatment of behavioral health conditions. Specifically, evidence-based research...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Interventions for Children Exposed to Trauma

It has become widely accepted in the mental health field that many of the most common emotional and behavioral challenges facing children and adolescents can...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Involving Families in LGBT Youth Suicide Prevention

This presentation will summarize what we know – don’t know – about the prevalence of suicide death and suicide attempts in LGBTQ populations across the...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Late Life Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Late Life Suicide: Prevention and Intervention

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

LD 609: “An Act to Increase Suicide Awareness and Prevention in Maine Public Schools” — Frequently Asked Questions

This session will provide the audience with an overview of Maine’s new suicide awareness and prevention training law for school personnel that goes into effect...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Lethal Means Access 2011 Media Campaign

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

LGBT Suicide Risk: From Knowledge to Prevention

This presentation will summarize what we know – don’t know – about the prevalence of suicide death and suicide attempts in LGBTQ populations across the...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Living and Loving One Another in the Shadow of Suicide

Kate Braestrup, author and chaplain with the Maine Warden Service, gives the closing remarks at the 2016 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention Conference.

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Maine Crisis Network

Maine’s statewide crisis intervention program is available 24/7 for anyone experiencing mental health concerns. This session will describe how crisis intervention works, what support services...

Maine Kids: The Way Life Should Be

Knowledge Dissemination Conference: Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders | Monograph of Conference Proceedings May 9–10, 2000

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Maine National Guard Suicide Programs

An overview of military culture, how this culture inhibits some from seeking intervention against suicide and other behavioral health assistance, and what are some of...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Maine Organizations Working with LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ identified youth in Maine report three times the rate of suicide attempts than their peers. Schools and community members can help address this issue...

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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

MaineCare Tobacco Treatment Billing

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Major National Developments and County Responses


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Martlatt’s Relapse Model


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Mental Health Services: Practice Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Care


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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Mentor ME Brochure

Mentor ME is collaborative project among the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office , My Sister’s Keeper, Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England,...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs


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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Mentoring Former Prisoners: A Guide for Reentry Programs


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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults


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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Mentoring Women in Reentry: A WPA Practice Brief


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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Military 101: An Introduction to the Structure and Culture of the Military

An overview of military culture, how this culture inhibits some from seeking intervention against suicide and other behavioral health assistance, and what are some of...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

MindFreedom International’s Principles for Mental Health Alternatives

David Oaks, a fearless consumer activist and advocate, provided a human rights perspective on the need for more non-drug choices in behavioral health care. Oaks...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

MindFreedom’s Directory of Mental Health Alternatives

David Oaks, a fearless consumer activist and advocate, provided a human rights perspective on the need for more non-drug choices in behavioral health care. Oaks...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Model Impact on Care Delivery


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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

More must be done to provide drug abuse treatment, get addicts into it, federal official says

An article about and photos of the conference in the Portland Press Herald, March 1, 2017 Kimberly Johnson, the director of the federal Center for...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Move to Success — Brain Gym® in Action

This practical and fun workshop explained how Brain Gym® works. Beth Stoddard explained the three dimensions of intelligence that relate to three areas of the...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

My Lived Experience – A Patient’s Story: An Unheard Voice for Many

Panelists from a variety of perspectives of psychiatric services and experiences engaged with the audience in a thought-provoking conversation. This question and answer session explored...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

My Sister’s Keeper Mentee Brochure


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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

My Sister’s Keeper Mentor Brochure


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

National Accounts of Subjective Well-Being

Diener (2000) proposed that National Accounts of Well-Being be created to complement existing economic and social indicators that reflect the quality of life in nations....

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

National expert wants more attention on prescription drugs to fight addiction

A brief article and video about the conference from WCSH-6 [ult_blockquote]AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Despite the record number of drug overdose deaths in Maine,...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

National Trends in Substance Use, Misuse and Disorders

Dr. Kimberly Johnson — Director of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) — opened the meeting with...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

OFFICER DOWN: Portrait of a Police Suicide

Participants will be presented with an intimate glimpse into the life and suicide death of a 19- year veteran police officer. Police culture and the...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Older Adult Suicide Prevention Resources

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

On the Road to Suicide Prevention — Innovation in Risk Assessment: Improving Care Delivery and Redirecting Scarce Resources

Prevention depends upon appropriate identification and screening. Dr. Posner discussed a gold-standard, innovative suicide risk screening tool. Numerous states, countries, and branches of the military...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

On Well-Being


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

ORT-MAT-MAR


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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Other Resources from Alternatives to Medication

Justice Be My Hero by Celia Hinojosa Center for the Study of Empathic Therapy, Education & Living Co-Counseling International The Awakening of Kundalini by Gopi...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Peer Practice: A Valuable Asset to Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care

Making peers a visible part of the behavioral health workforce has been a major achievement of the peer and recovery movement. As we move forward,...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Postvention Support after a Suicide: Lessons Learned from Schools and Communities

When someone dies by suicide or a significant suicide attempt occurs, the people exposed to the loss can feel overwhelmed by the grief reaction that...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Pre-Release and Reentry Handbook for People in Correctional Facilities

As people in prison get ready to make the transition back into the community, there are many things that they can do to prepare. Thinking...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

Presenter Bios


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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Preventing Suicide: A Global Imperative

Key messages.

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Proposed Resolution on Treatment of Substance Use Conditions


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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Psychiatric Drugs: Problems and Solutions

In his book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, Robert Whitaker investigates the astonishing rise in the number of people enrolled in government disability due to mental...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Psychosocial Options First: The Heart and Soul of Change

This workshop highlighted the heart and soul of the therapeutic relationship and how to measure this alliance and the outcome of therapy with the Partners...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Psychotherapy as a First Intervention

This session explored the short term benefits and risks of psychotherapy versus medication for persons diagnosed with depression, anxiety and psychosis. A research- validated early...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Psychotherapy as a First Intervention

This session explored the short term benefits and risks of psychotherapy versus medication for persons diagnosed with depression, anxiety and psychosis. A research- validated early...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) Resource Guide


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Recovery Oriented Systems of Care: The New Face of Health Care


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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Resources About Suicide Loss

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

SAMHSA Priorities and Presence in Region 1

An introduction to SAMHSA and a look at some of its strategic initiatives, this session highlighted SAMHSA’s position on alternatives to medication and how it...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Screening for Youth Suicide Risk in Emergency Medical Settings

This session provided a “best practices” update concerning brief screening approaches for use in emergency medical settings or other settings that serve large numbers of...

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2012 • Making it Work: Implementing Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety: An Implementation Guide

Excerpt from Substance Abuse Treatment for Youth and Adults: Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice, David W. Springer and Allen Rubin, editors.

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2012 • Making it Work: Implementing Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety: An Intervention for Trauma-Exposed Incarcerated Women?

From Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 13:88–101, 2012.

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Self-Injury Facts

This workshop is for people who may become perplexed or anxious when attempting to intervene with individuals who engage in cutting and other self-inflicted harming...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Identification & Triage Using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)

Use of the C-SSRS can improve patient safety and help relieve anxiety about not having the “right questions” to ask in identifying high risk individuals....

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Sexual Violence, Slut Shaming, and Suicide Prevention

Over the last few years, media reports of teens who kill themselves because of gender-based bullying, sexual harassment, and/or sexual violence have increased. This session...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Social Atom (Blank)

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

Soteria Project Development Report


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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Standard Suicide Risk Assessment Preprinted Form

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2013 • Rx Generation

State Adolescent Treatment Enhancement Dissemination (SAT-ED)

Adolescent substance abuse has long been seen as difficult to diagnose and very challenging to treat. The SAT-ED project brings to two Maine agencies an...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Step Guide to Reviewing Your State’s 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plan

Introduced by the Affordable Care Act, Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories that certain health plans must cover....

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Strategic Direction for the Prevention of Suicidal Behavior: Promoting Individual, Family, and Community Connectedness to Prevent Suicidal Behavior

This document describes a five-year vision for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) work to prevent fatal and nonfatal suicidal behavior. The strategic...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suggested Protocol for Resident Verbalizing Suicidal Ideation or Plan

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Suicidal Thought Record

This resource is from CCSME’s September 10, 2012 training, “The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients,” with M. David Rudd, PhD, ABPP. The event...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

Suicidality in Clinical Practice: Anxieties and Answers

From the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 157–159, 2006.

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults

In this plenary presentation, Dr. Podgorski will focus on a two-pronged approach to suicide prevention in older adults—promoting mental health and reducing risk factors. She...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide in Old Age

This session will review the known risk factors for suicide in older adults. Loss of will to live, passive suicide, rationale suicide and assisted suicide...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention in Senior Living Communities

This session will address competencies and skills that aging service professionals need to become competent and comfortable creating senior living communities that promote good mental...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention: It’s All About Connection

Self-directed violence, including fatal and non-fatal suicidal behavior, is a serious public health problem affecting all ages, and exacts a high toll on everyone it...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention: Self-Care for the Care Givers

Working with or caring for people who are suicidal can lead to high levels of stress and possibly secondary trauma. This workshop helped participants identify...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide-Proof Your Home (version 1)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide-Proof Your Home (version 2)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Proofing Your Home (English)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Proofing Your Home (Spanish)

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Proofing Your Home: Lessons Learned from Rhode Island’s Means Restriction Media Campaign from 2010–2012

The Rhode Island Department of Health sought to engage in suicide prevention with youth, ages 15-24, through the Rhode Island Youth Suicide Prevention Project, a...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice

Following last year’s Beyond the Basics keynote presentation by Kelly Posner, PhD., this session will explore the experience and insight gained from over 100,000 assessments...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Suicide Risk/Mental Health Crisis/Emergency Protocol

This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of this toolkit have been...

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2017 • Summit on Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder

Embracing Substance Use Treatment and Recovery in Primary Care – A Community Approach

September 13, 2017 | Summit on Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorder: Embracing Substance Use Treatment and Recovery in Primary Care – A Community Approach...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Systems Change: One Relationship At A Time

This workshop will provide participants with tools to help them actively work on systems change through legislative action. Participants will see how, through working at...

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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Talking to Children About Suicide

A death by suicide is often traumatic and complicated for those left behind. Suicide loss puts the bereaved at a higher risk for developing a...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Trauma as a Public Health Crisis and Implications for Human Services

The keynote presentation by Ann Jennings, PhD, at the 3rd Annual Co-Occurring Disorders Institute: Complexities of Trauma Conference.

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Trauma as a Public Health Crisis and Implications for Human Services

This video is of a keynote address by Ann Jennings, PhD, at the 3rd Annual Co-Occurring Disorders Institute: Complexities of Trauma. The video was filmed...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Assessment and Management of Suicide Risk: The Basics

This workshop will provide an empirically derived approach for the assessment and immediate clinical management of suicide risk. Over the last several years, there has...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Basics of School-Based Suicide Awareness and Prevention, Including Maine’s New Training Law

This session will provide the audience with an overview of Maine’s new suicide awareness and prevention training law for school personnel that goes into effect...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

The Case Against No-Suicide Contracts: The Commitment to Treatment Statement as a Practice Alternative

From the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 62: 243–251, 2006.

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Evidence Is In: Why We Need to Develop Alternatives to Psychiatric Medications for Children

The medicating of children in our society with psychiatric drugs began with the prescribing of stimulants to children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in the...

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Evidence Is In: Why We Need to Develop Alternatives to Psychiatric Medications for Children

The medicating of children in our society with psychiatric drugs began with the prescribing of stimulants to children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder in the...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

The Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis

Dr. Kimberly Johnson — Director of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) — discussed a number of...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM)

One of the most challenging problems for school professionals is dealing effectively with non-suicidal self-injury. Of special concern is that self-injury has recently moved from...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

The Human Rights Imperative for Far, Far More Choices in Mental Health…

David Oaks, a fearless consumer activist and advocate, provided a human rights perspective on the need for more non-drug choices in behavioral health care. Oaks...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

The Journey of Mental Health Recovery

From the B1 breakout session led by Daniel Gaiser, LCSW.

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Jury Has Deliberated and the Verdict Is In: No First Use of Psychotropics for Children and Adolescents

This presentation summarized the first day of the conference, discussed implications, and facilitated questions from the participants to the speakers. An examination of clinical trial...

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2012 • Alternatives to Medication

The Moral Imperative for Dialogue with Organizations of Survivors of Coerced Psychiatric Human Rights Violations

David Oaks, a fearless consumer activist and advocate, provided a human rights perspective on the need for more non-drug choices in behavioral health care. Oaks...

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2012 • The Assessment and Clinical Management of Suicidal Clients

The Realities of Risk, the Nature of Hope, and the Role of Science: A Response to Cook and VandeCreek

Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training 2009, Vol. 46, No. 4, 474–475

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Role of Senior Living Community Professionals in Preventing Suicide

Suicide prevention in older adulthood is made challenging by the high lethality of older adults’ suicidal behavior; few survive their first attempt to harm themselves....

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2013 • Rx Generation

The Rx Generation Brochure: Alternatives to the Use of Psychiatric Medications with Children

Psychotropic drug prescriptions for children and adolescents have skyrocketed in recent years in spite of the fact that there is an absence of valid research...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Stages of Coming Out

For over four decades, and in spite of reports of elevated risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT individuals, little attention has been given to this...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Story of a Suicide

From The New Yorker. This breakout session will provide an overview of the WICHE Suicide Prevention in Rural Primary Care Toolkit and how elements of...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Way Forward: Pathways to hope, recovery, and wellness with insights from lived experience

This report advances Objective 10.3 of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Engage suicide attempt survivors in suicide prevention planning, including support services, treatment, community...

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2017 • Annual Membership Meeting

The World Café


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2015 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

The Zero Suicide Approach: Providing Suicide Safer Care in Health Care Settings

As a leader in the field of suicide prevention and an effective change-agent, Dr. Hogan will set the stage for change by describing the scope...

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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

Tobacco Treatment Medication Dosing Chart

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

Tobacco Treatment Plan

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2016 • Integrating Tobacco Treatment

Tobacco Use Assessment

This program featured various local experts who are addressing tobacco policy, treatment of co-occurring conditions, best practice assessments and treatment plans. Participants also learned from...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Tools for Implementing Suicide Prevention in Primary Care

The focus of this breakout session was on discussing the tools to implementing effective suicide prevention programs in the primary care setting, including training, routine...

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2012 • Expanding Mentoring in Maine

Top Ten Mentor Recruiting Tips


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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Transformation: Creating a Life of Resilience

From the C1 breakout session led by Kelly Staples.

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2013 • Rx Generation

Translating the Research on Psychotropic Medications with Children to Clinical Practice

In this follow-up session to Thursday’s plenary, Dr. Balt provided examples from the literature to explore research protocols and the problems inherent in expanding these...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Trauma-Informed Approach and the SAMSHA Research Project THRIVE

From the B2 breakout session led by Douglas Patrick, LCSW, Sarah Goan, MPP, and Brianne Masselli, THRIVE Counselor.

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Triage Assessment Form

From the A2 breakout session led by Magdalena Linhardt, PhD.

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Understanding, Managing, and Treating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

One of the most challenging problems for school professionals is dealing effectively with non-suicidal self-injury. Of special concern is that self-injury has recently moved from...

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Understanding, Managing, and Treating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

One of the most challenging problems for school professionals is dealing effectively with non-suicidal self-injury. Of special concern is that self-injury has recently moved from...

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2011 • Complexities of Trauma

Understanding Trauma in the Criminal Justice Population

From the C3 breakout session led by Peter Wohl, MA, LADC, CCS.

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2016 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Valuable GLBT Resources

For over four decades, and in spite of reports of elevated risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT individuals, little attention has been given to this...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Wellness for Work: WRAP® for Work

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of how to approach the topic of wellness during their supervision time. Participants will leave with a...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Words Have Power

A huge part of our humanity revolves around our ability to support and empower each other. Whether it’s another person in recovery, or just someone...

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2014 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Working Together: Law Enforcement and Mental Health/Crisis Services

This timely discussion will highlight effective models of collaboration between local law enforcement and the regional crisis teams in their areas. Representatives from the Waterville,...

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2013 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Working with Chronically Suicidal Clients is Not as Hard as You Think – Honest!

Chronically suicidal clients are often blamed for their behavior, most frequently because of the frustration of the people caring for them. This frustration is certainly...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Wounded Healers: How the Peer Movement is Transforming Mental Health

The notion of the wounded healer goes back to Greek mythology when the centaur Chiron was wounded by a poisonous arrow. Later, Carl Jung used...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

WRAP® for Work: Recovery at Work (Workbook)

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of how to approach the topic of wellness during their supervision time. Participants will leave with a...

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2016 • HOPE Conference

Writing for Discovery and Strength

This workshop will cover new ways of writing that will enhance the benefits far beyond traditional journal writing. Participants will learn how to write a...

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2013 • Rx Generation

Young, Poor, and Drugged: How Antipsychotics Are Hurting America’s Disadvantaged Youth

New research shows that antipsychotic use by low-income and very low-income children in the United States skyrocketed in just under a decade. This has occurred...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Youth Suicide Prevention: Looking Upstream

Knowing risk and protective factors for youth suicidal behavior and understanding how they function is critical to preventing suicide. While clinicians use these factors to...

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2012 • Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention

Youth Suicide Risk and Protective Factors: Implications for Prevention

Knowing risk and protective factors for youth suicidal behavior and understanding how they function is critical to preventing suicide. While clinicians use these factors to...