Two southern Maine providers of behavioral health care services are planning to become “one,” literally, next month. Day One, headquartered in South Portland, and Windham-based SMART Child & Family Services will merge Oct. 1 and continue operations under the Day One name, the organizations said. Both nonprofit agencies will continue to operate from their current facilities, serving people who have substance use or mental health challenges, but will focus increasingly on family-based ... Read More ›
Collins, King announce nearly $7.5M to combat Maine’s opioid crisis
Ten Maine organizations received federal funding to establish and expand access to integrated substance use disorder and mental health services. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:38 PM EDT August 31, 2020 Updated: 1:38 PM EDT August 31, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — On the international day of overdose awareness and remembrance for those lost due to drug use, Sens. Angus King and Susan ... Read More ›
It’s National Recovery Month
SAMHSA’s 2020 National Recovery Month Webinar Series National Recovery Month is a national observance held every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with mental and substance use disorders to live healthy and rewarding lives. Now in its 31st year, Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those living in recovery. September 3: Integration of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Treatment and Recovery Support September 10: ... Read More ›
Maine Voices: COVID crisis hits behavioral health Community-based providers of mental health and substance abuse services may not survive if the state doesn’t release federal funds.
Maine Voices: Opinion ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eric Meyer is president of the board for the Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services and president and CEO of Spurwink Services Malory Shaughnessy is executive director of the Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services The Alliance is a statewide membership association for community-based behavioral health organizations. We are in the midst of a trifecta – the COVID epidemic, a rapid economic collapse based on this epidemic, and ... Read More ›
Letter to Governor Janet Mills: COVID-19 Relief Fund
Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine The unified voice for Maine's community behavioral health providers July 3, 2020 Governor Janet Mills 1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Dear Governor Mills, Let me first acknowledge that we are all working under severe time and financial constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on our state. Given this we know that you and your leadership team are trying very hard to juggle many ... Read More ›
Millions of dollars over budget due to COVID-19, behavioral health care providers cut services
Millions of dollars over budget due to COVID-19, behavioral health care providers cut services, ask state for $35M in federal CARES Act funding State-contracted providers warn Maine's mental health system is already collapsing after they receive none of Maine's $1.25B COVID-19 stimulus funding. Credit: NCM Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:29 PM EDT July 23, 2020 Updated: 5:07 PM EDT August 3, 2020 Karen Evans has been in and out of the mental health system ... Read More ›
Maine Behavioral-Health Providers Worry about Trimming Services
Laura Rosbrow-Telem, Public News Service - ME The COVID-19 crisis has heavily impacted the finances of Day One, a youth nonprofit and member of the Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services in Maine. (Day One/Facebook) June 12, 2020 AUGUSTA, Maine - Forty percent of the agencies in Maine's Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services are concerned they may need to shut down services in the next six to 12 months, according to an internal survey. Eighty percent say they've already ... Read More ›
THE ALLIANCE STANDS WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER!
Our struggle is mutual and our liberation is mutual. Our collective physical and mental health depends on reallocating our resources, realigning our community supports, and reimaging our future together. While many white Americans are only now waking up to the realities of racism and police brutality against Black, Brown, Indigenous, People of color (BBIPOC) communities, racism has always undergirded American life. BBIPOC People have always known and borne this burden. BBIPOC people ... Read More ›
SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application: A Deep Dive
SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application: A Deep Dive Tony Nitti Senior Contributor, Forbes Taxes On Friday, May 15th, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released the application borrowers of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan must use to determine the amount of the loan that may be “forgiven” by their lender. While the application included instruction, the SBA failed to provide two additional items that would have greatly benefited ... Read More ›
The coronavirus pandemic is pushing America into a mental-health crisis
Anxiety and depression are rising. The U.S. is ill-prepared, with some clinics already on the brink of collapse. Isolation and economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic are already resulting in a sharp spike in people seeking mental health help. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post) By William Wan May 4, 2020 at 12:57 p.m. EDT Three months into the coronavirus pandemic, the country is on the verge of another health crisis, with daily ... Read More ›