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

Nonprofits try to maintain services amid high demand, limited resources

Mar 26, 2020

MEGAN GRAY, STAFF WRITER Nonprofit leaders say they are following the recommendations from public health officials, while still trying to deliver essential aid to people across Maine. “Being a nonprofit, we don’t have big reserves,…“To say it’s keeping me up at night is an understatement because of the uncertainly of it all, how long it…

The Coronavirus Poses New Challenges For Those Recovering From Addiction

Mar 26, 2020

The isolation required as part of the state’s efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus is a challenge for many of us, but particularly difficult for people dealing with addiction, those in recovery, and for the providers who are treating these populations. One of the established principles of getting people with substance use…

‘Hope vs. hopelessness’ – navigating mental health diagnoses in the time of coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020

BY ERIC RUSSELL STAFF WRITER Those with existing mental health diagnoses are at higher risk of suicide and those with lower-level anxiety or depression might see their symptoms worsen in a time of great stress and uncertainty For someone with a mental health diagnosis, disruption in routine or ability to continue treatment can be dangerous, which…