Articles & Publications
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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
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...
Addressing Tobacco Among Individuals with a Mental Illness or Addiction
This paper summarizes literature and discusses how treatment for tobacco can no longer be ignored in mental-health and addiction-treatment settings.
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly
A weekly newsletter featuring in-depth information and analysis on fundamental issues, policy changes, new legislation, research findings, and business news for managers and directors in...
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
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
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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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.
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
The first-ever Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health reviews what we know about substance misuse and how you can use that knowledge to...
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,...
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Rescue Workers Can Do | NIMH
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2015 • Annual Membership Meeting
Home and Community Based Settings: Complete Integration Regulation
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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...
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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
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 Kids: The Way Life Should Be
Knowledge Dissemination Conference: Adolescent Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders | Monograph of Conference Proceedings May 9–10, 2000
Maine Opiate Collaborative
Convened by the US Attorney General, bringing together education, prevention, treatment, recovery, and law enforcement.
Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Pocket Guide | SAMHSA
Offers guidelines for physicians using medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid use disorder. Discusses the various types of approved medications, screening and assessment tools, and...
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...
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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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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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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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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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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.
SBIRT failure: ‘S’ works, ‘BI’ only for low-risk only, and ‘RT’ unknown
From Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly DOI: 10.1002/adaw
Scientific American Mind
Explore every issue of Scientific American and Scientific American Mind.
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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.
Selected Papers of William L. White
A collection of articles and monographs authored by William White on the new recovery advocacy movement, recovery management, and recovery-oriented systems of care, intended as...
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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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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....
Sublingual and Transmucosal Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: Review and Update | SAMHSA
Gives an overview of data on the use of sublingual and transmucosal buprenorphine for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder. Discusses the implications of...
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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
Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Maine
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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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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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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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
The Snuggle ME Project: Embracing Drug Affected Babies and their Families in the First Year of Life to Improve Medical Care and Outcomes Maine
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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...
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...
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