Task Forces and Work Groups – Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine

The Alliance participates in the following collaborative work groups and task forces that help to shape Maine’s Behavioral and Mental Health System:

Maine Opioid Prevention Workgroup
Substance Use Disorder Services Commission
MaineCare Advisory Committee
Office of Children and Family Services: Children’s Behavioral Health Stakeholder Group
Juvenile Justice System Assessment and Reinvestment Task Force
Opioid Task Force
Quality Improvement Council

Free Event: Intersection of Brain Injury, Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions in Adults

Jan 22, 2020

Event by Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine The overlap between brain injury and mental health and/or substance use disorders is common. Any one of these issues can affect the recovery of any of the other conditions. Unfortunately, brain injuries are not always recognized and addressed during assessment and treatment in the behavioral health field. What type…

New Medicaid patients strain Maine’s mental health services

Dec 22, 2019

The number of adults getting treatment has nearly doubled since the state expanded the health care program, and wait times are swelling. By: Joe Lawlor Greg Lavertu at his home in Rumford earlier this month. Lavertu, one of the Mainers newly covered by Medicaid expansion, is now able to have the medication he needs for…

Hampden detox center is making it easier for opioid, alcohol users to check in and withdraw

Dec 6, 2019

Linda Coan O’Kresik | BDN New Horizons Detox Center, a drug and alcohol detoxification center that opened in Hampden two years ago, has recently expanded its services in a way that could help more people inside and outside the Bangor region get into recovery. By: Charles Eichacker A drug and alcohol detoxification center that opened…