by Peggy Spencer | Mar 14, 2017 | News
2017 CCSME Annual Meeting Building Community Response to the Maine Opioid Crisis Wednesday, March 1, 2017 • Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine Maine is in the midst of an opioid crisis, with a record 286 drug overdose fatalities through September 30, 2016,...
by Peggy Spencer | Apr 11, 2016 | News
On Monday, May 9, our friends at the PIER Program are hosting a half-day conference, “Intervening Early to Improve Outcomes for Youth with Psychosis,” at the Abromson Center at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. Check out the flyer below for more details,...
by Peggy Spencer | Apr 7, 2016 | News
Healing Voices is a new feature-length documentary which explores the experiences commonly labeled as “psychosis” or “mental illness” through the real-life stories of individuals working to overcome extreme mental states, and integrate these experiences into their...
by Peggy Spencer | Dec 4, 2015 | News
Our 2015 Annual Meeting took place on November 17 at the USM Wishcamper Center in Portland. The day began with a show of appreciation to our member organizations through plaques presented by CCSME Board President Simonne Maline. Following the awards national speaker...
by Peggy Spencer | Sep 10, 2013 | News
by Mike Blanchard Peer services innovation is part of a SAMHSA networking grant. Our approach when we wrote the grant was specifically to network with folks who are currently working in peer support jobs but also to try to be that bridge between providers and...
by Peggy Spencer | Apr 16, 2013 | News
by Craig Lewis I’ve been dealing with mental health issues for a very long time and I’ve also been in the punk rock scene in Boston and around the world. I’ve been very active over the years. My community was not very supportive of me when I was struggling. I was...
