Mental Health


Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

10 Guiding Principles of Recovery | SAMHSA


Conference Materials

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...

2-1-1 Maine

Dial 2-1-1 or 1-877-463-6207 to be connected to a complete list of support groups in Maine, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They...

A Journey Toward Health and Hope: Your Handbook for Recovery After a Suicide Attempt | SAMHSA

This handbook from SAMHSA guides readers through the first steps toward recovery and a hopeful future after a suicide attempt. Includes personal stories from survivors...

Conference Materials

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...

AC-OK for Co-Occurring Disorders — Adolescent Screening Tool


AC-OK for Co-Occurring Disorders — Screening Tool


AC-OK Screen for Co-Occurring Disorders — FAQs


Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Non-Traditional Service Settings | SAMHSA

A white paper that discusses the treatment of co-occurring disorders in settings outside substance abuse and mental health systems. Describes how primary health care, law...

Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders: Improving Self-Care and Reducing Harm

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

Advancing the Dialogue: Medication and Mental Illness

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...

Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine (AAMHS)

The mission of AAMHS (also known as the Alliance) is to represent its membership while advancing mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment and...

American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP)

The AACP advocates for quality psychiatric care in community settings. The mission of the AACP is to promote health, recovery, and resilience in people, families...

American Association of Suicidology (AAS)

AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, public education and training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS serves as a national clearinghouse for information on...

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

AFSP raises awareness, funds scientific research and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)

ADAA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depressive, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma-related disorders through education, practice, and research.

Assessment of Adolescents With Complex Issues: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

Autism Society of Maine (ASM)

ASM provides groups for adults on the autism spectrum, parent support groups, groups for adult socializing, and other events. Visit the website for a full...

Bangor Area Recovery Network (BARN)

BARN is a recovery center completely run by volunteers, which offers addiction recovery support to local individuals while also standing with them as community allies...

Behavioral Health and Justice Involved Populations | SAMHSA

A presentation that discusses the impact of behavioral health on the American population as well as the criminal justice system. Examines the changes that are...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Behavioral Health Matters to Counties


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Building Capacity to Embrace Co-Occurring Practice in the MaineCare Behavioral Health Home


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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Carefully Crafting Consensus on Mental Health Legislation


CHADD — The National Resource on ADHD

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) was founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their...

Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

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


Co-Occurring Disorders | SAMHSA

SAMHSA’s page on co-occurring disorders.

Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Trainer’s Manual

The trainer’s manual is a basic curriculum on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. The course covers twelve core competency content areas, each divided...

Conference Materials

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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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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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...

Conference Materials

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.

David Mee-Lee’s Tips and Topics

David Mee-Lee, MD is a leading expert in co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. His monthly blog, “Tips and Topics,” explores subjects and solutions drawn...

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

DBSA envisions wellness for people who live with depression and bipolar disorder. Their website has educational and treatment resources for peers and providers, as well...

Disaster Distress Helpline | SAMHSA

Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline provides crisis counseling and support to people...

Conference Materials

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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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...

Conference Materials

2015 • DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care | Part I

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care — a full-day workshop in four sections, presented by David V. Mays, MD, PhD, on...

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2015 • DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care | Part II-a

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care — a full-day workshop in four sections, presented by David V. Mays, MD, PhD, on...

Conference Materials

2015 • DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care | Part II-b

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care — a full-day workshop in four sections, presented by David V. Mays, MD, PhD, on...

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2015 • DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care | Part III

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care — a full-day workshop in four sections, presented by David V. Mays, MD, PhD, on...

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2015 • DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care | Part IV

DSM-X: A Look into the Future of Behavioral Health Care — a full-day workshop in four sections, presented by David V. Mays, MD, PhD, on...

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...

Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

ESCAPE FIRE: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare tackles one of the most pressing issues of our time: how can we save our badly broken...

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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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Exploring the Potential of Value-Based Purchasing in Maine

The United States spends much more on healthcare per capita than other wealthy countries, yet overall, health outcomes in the U.S. are worse than in...

Fostering Resiliency in Children and Youth: Four Basic Steps for Families, Educators, and Other Caring Adults

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

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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...

Gamblers Anonymous

Visit the website to find meetings near you. Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with...

General Principles for the Use of Pharmacological Agents to Treat Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders | SAMHSA

Offers general principles to assist in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of pharmacologic approaches to support the recovery of individuals with co-occurring disorders. Covers engagement,...

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Addiction-Informed Mental Health Services

Rehab and recovery services at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation address co-occurring mental health issues.

Heart and Soul of Change Project

The Heart and Soul of Change Project is a practice-driven, training and research consortium that focuses on improving outcomes via implementation the Partners for Change...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Home and Community Based Settings: Complete Integration Regulation


Identifying and Helping Patients with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders: A Guide for Primary Care Providers | SAMHSA

A fact sheet to aid primary care providers in identifying and helping patients with the co-occurring disorders (CODs) of substance abuse and mental disorders. Discusses...

IMHRO (One Mind Institute)

IMHRO is an international mental health research organization funding brain science to improve lives.

Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

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


Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

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


Inappropriate Prescribing

APA Monitor on Psychology, June 2012, Vol 43, No. 6 • Print version: page 36 | “Research shows that all too often, Americans are taking...

Integrated Care Models | SAMHSA-HRSA

Evidence, examples, and models supporting primary and behavioral healthcare integration.

Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC)

The ICRC was established to help states develop integrated programs that coordinate medical, behavioral health, and long-term services and supports for individuals who are dually...

Intentional Peer Support (IPS)

Intentional Peer Support provides a powerful framework for creating relationships where both people learn and grow together. IPS is used across the world in community, peer support,...

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

ISTSS is dedicated to sharing information about the effects of trauma and the discovery and dissemination of knowledge about policy, program and service initiatives that...

Knowledge Network

The Knowledge Network is SAMHSA’s premier library of behavioral health training, technical assistance, and workforce development for the health care community.

Mad in America

A webzine founded by author Robert Whitaker that provides news of psychiatric research, original journalism articles, and a forum for an international group of writers...

Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery (MAAR)

MAAR is a statewide recovery community organization that organizes people in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction and recovery allies into a unified recovery presence...

Maine Kids: The Way Life Should Be

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

Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHS)

SAMHS is the single state administrative authority responsible for the planning, development, implementation, regulation, and evaluation of substance abuse and mental health services.

Maine Psychological Association (MePA)

MePA is a non-profit association which represents the 600+ psychologists and psychological examiners in Maine. They have an online database that can be used to...

Maine Quality Counts

Maine Quality Counts is a regional healthcare collaborative where the people who get, provide and pay for health care come together to improve health care...

Maine Statewide Crisis Hotline

1-888-568-1112 (Voice) | 711 (Maine Relay) If you are concerned about yourself or about somebody else, call the crisis hotline. This will connect you to...

Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Major National Developments and County Responses


Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Martlatt’s Relapse Model


Mental Health America (MHA)

MHA is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all...

Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Mental Health Services: Practice Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Care


Mental Health Weekly

A weekly newsletter that features articles on the latest news, trends, opportunities, and efficiencies, with a focus on helping behavioral health care providers improve quality...

MindFreedom International (MFI)

A nonprofit organization that unites 100 sponsor and affiliate grassroots groups with thousands of individual members to win human rights and alternatives for people labeled...

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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...

NAMI Signature Support Groups

NAMI Maine has been offering support groups throughout the state since 1984.

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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....

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

NAMI is an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work to raise awareness and provide support and education that was...

National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint (NCTIC) | SAMHSA

NCTIC works to eliminate the use of seclusion, restraints, and other coercive practices and to develop the knowledge base on trauma-informed care.

National Council for Behavioral Health

The National Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance their members’ ability to deliver integrated health care.

National Council Shareables and Infographics

The National Council produces lots of original content that is designed to be re-used by everyone to further education and awareness. Here is their resource...

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

1-800-931-2237 | 9 am–9 pm ET, Monday–Thursday | 9 am–5 pm ET Friday The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) offers helplines, support directories, toolkits, and...

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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,...

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIMH is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses...

Conference Materials

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...

NIATx

An easy to use model of process improvement designed specifically for behavioral health. A learning collaborative within the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Health Enhancement...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

On Well-Being


Organizational Measures Of Integrated Services

Background In 2005, preliminary studies were conducted to develop standardized measures of organizational capacity to address psychiatric disorders in addiction treatment programs. The process of...

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

ORT-MAT-MAR


Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC)

The PRCC is a safe haven for people in addiction recovery and offers a home for meetings and activities devoted to addiction recovery. It is...

Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness | SAMHSA

SAMHSA’s page on prevention.

Conference Materials

2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Proposed Resolution on Treatment of Substance Use Conditions


Psychology Today

Psychology Today’s Therapy Directory provides a comprehensive directory of therapists, psychiatrists and treatment facilities near you. If you’re a professional who’s not yet in the...

Psychotherapy Networker

Psychotherapy Networker is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to offering practical guidance, creative inspiration, and community support to therapists around the world.

Putting Recovery into Practice

This video of Ken Thompson, MD, “Putting Recovery Into Practice,” was filmed at the Acadia Hospital, Multidisciplinary Psychiatric Grand Rounds, on January 13, 2012.

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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting

Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) Resource Guide


Recovery Perspectives: A Conversation Between People in Recovery and Service Providers

In this compelling presentation, people with lived experience of recovery from co-occurring disorders discuss among themselves, and then with service providers, the issues of most...

Review of the Telehealth Landscape and Fundamentals of Telehealth Program Development

Slides from a presentation given by Danielle Louder and Andrew Solomon of the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC) on June 1, 2017.

SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator is a confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking...

SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Care Solutions (CIHS)

Promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral health services to better address the needs of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, whether...

Scientific American Mind

Explore every issue of Scientific American and Scientific American Mind.

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety is an evidence-based, present-focused counseling model to help people attain safety from trauma and/or substance abuse. It can be conducted in group (any...

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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.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health...

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

SAVE’s mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, reduce stigma, and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.

Suicide Prevention | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC’s page on suicide prevention.

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

SPRC provides technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for...

Support Groups | Maine Medical Center

Maine Medical Center hosts a variety of support groups each month.

Support Group Listings | The Times Record

The Times Record publishes support group listings from throughout the midcoast region of Maine.

Telehealth 101 Fact Sheet

A fact sheet from the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center.

Conference Materials

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...

The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce

A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the recruitment, retention, training, and performance of the prevention and treatment workforce in the mental health and addictions sectors...

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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...

The Icarus Project

The Icarus Project is a support network and education project by and for people who experience the world in ways that are often diagnosed as...

The Trevor Project

Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386 A crisis intervention and suicide prevention phone service available 24/7. The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and...

THRIVE

THRIVE is a Maine-based nonprofit that provides trainings, technical assistance, and consultation to state and local organizations as well as to community members with the...

TIP 42: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders | SAMHSA

Provides substance abuse treatment providers with updated information on co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and advances in treatment for people with co-occurring disorders. Discusses...

TIP 55: Behavioral Health Services for People Who Are Homeless | SAMHSA

Equips those who provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who need or are in substance abuse or mental...

Trauma-Informed Practices in Drug Treatment Courts: Essential Approaches that Promote Safety and Success with Justice-Involved Men and Women

A webinar presentation from September 29, 2015.

Treatment of Adolescents with Co-Occurring Disorders: The Application of Best Practice Models

From the Adolescent Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Training Initiative, 2000—2001.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Mental Health


Wellness & Recovery Resources | SAMHS

A list of social clubs, club houses, peer support centers, and self-help groups throughout the state of Maine, provided by the Maine Office of Substance...

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)

The Wellness Recovery Action Plan® or WRAP®, is a self-designed prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make...

Youth MOVE Maine (YMM)

Youth MOVE Maine is a statewide, regionally based youth and young adult-driven organization dedicated to ensuring that all young people have a say in the...

Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP)

YSPP’s mission is to reduce youth suicidal behaviors through public education, training, and local community advocacy. They provide education and training in schools and community...