Task Forces and Work Groups

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

Staff Shortages Threaten Mental-Health System for Basic Services

May 25, 2021

Staff Shortages Threaten Mental-Health System for Basic Services May 25, 2021 – Suzanne Potter, Public News Service (ME) Play Audio in Browser Window A recent juvenile-justice task force found that many youths are in detention because of a lack of community-based alternatives and wait lists for existing programs. (Chatiyanon/Adobestock) AUGUSTA, Maine — With about three…

Direct-care agencies urge Maine lawmakers to raise reimbursement rates

Apr 27, 2021

The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee is considering several bills that would boost the pay for those who provide direct care to Mainers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “Shaughnessy also urged the Legislature to act quickly. “We need something now,” Shaughnessy said. “Not in a year. Now is when we need it.” The pandemic…

With involuntary commitment, where should Maine draw the line?

Apr 27, 2021

A bill before the Legislature raises tough questions about forcing people into inpatient mental health treatment. BY BILL NEMITZCOLUMNIST Click Here for Full Article “Some bills wind their way through the legislative process with nary a raised eyebrow. Others leave lawmakers in a moral quandary, caught between one side that says do something and another that…

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