Monday, March 30th, 2020 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: The Hutchinson Center As people learn about themselves with resonance and understanding, they are freed to find their own way to healing and the natural expression of who they were born to be. The essence of this work is to learn to resonate with ourselves and others so that our foundation and generous selves are unearthed from implicit entanglements and supported to be as integrated and complex as we are supposed to be. DURING THIS ... Read More ›

Friday, March 27th, 2020, 9:00 a.m. - Sunday, March 29th, 2020, 4:00 p.m. Location: The Hutchinson Center THE HEALING POWER OF RESONANT LANGUAGE AND NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION WITH SARAH PEYTON, CNVC TRAINER & INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED AUTHOR DID YOU KNOW THAT…. The human brain is able to grow and become more integrated no matter what your age or past experiences? the language we use can transform the way the brain holds it memories every experience of effective ... Read More ›

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 of training is needed for the behavioral health provider? How can they work more collaboratively with colleagues in the brain injury ... Read More ›

The nonprofit says Maine's stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates led to mounting losses that forced it to close the program that assists adult mental health patients with daily tasks. By: Joe Lawlor, Staff Writer Shalom House says Maine’s stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates have forced the Portland nonprofit to shut down a support service it provides to 170 mental health patients. The service – called community integration or case management – helps adult mental health patients ... Read More ›

Some providers say the rates have been static for years, and are so low that services are at risk. By Joe Lawlor, Staff Writer The state will conduct a comprehensive review of its Medicaid reimbursement rates for treatment of mental health and substance abuse as well as for adults with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders. The review, which could affect Medicaid services at hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics and nonprofit agencies, will be done by a ... Read More ›

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 his schizophrenia diagnosis and can see a therapist once a week. “They let me fall through the cracks for a really long time,” Lavertu said. Brianna Soukup/Staff ... Read More ›

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 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 ... Read More ›

By: Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Angus King, I-Maine announced that the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program has awarded a total of $2,181,629 to several rural healthcare organizations and educational institutions throughout Maine. The funds will help six Maine organizations expand their online services, allowing them to reach more Maine people. The funding includes $191,496 for Northern Light Health ... Read More ›

Krystal Griffiths and Andrea Chasse (Courtesy of AMHC) By: Contributed CARIBOU Maine — Aroostook Mental Health Center (AMHC) has announced the addition of Krystal Griffiths, LMSW-CC, and Andrea Chasse, LMSW-CC, to its central Aroostook service area. “AMHC is so pleased to have Krystal and Andrea joining our growing team of professionals,” said Lorraine Chamberlain, director of integration and behavioral health in Aroostook County. “Both women bring a diverse background of experience ... Read More ›

By: Dan Neumann The number of people who have enrolled in the state’s Medicaid system, MaineCare, which Mainers voted to expand in 2017, reached 40,770 this month. Within that group, according to the latest tally released by Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, are 5,752 individuals who are now receiving treatment for substance use disorder who were not prior to Medicaid expansion. “Expansion is working the way it was intended,” Kathy Kilrain del Rio, a policy analyst at ... Read More ›