Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine

07/23/2025

Thank you Spurwink Services for your hard work!

For every subsequent negative urine screening, participants receive $10 on a gift card.

07/21/2025

07/11/2025

"Zoe Miller, executive director of the advocacy group the Moving Maine Network, said awarding the entire state to Modivcare goes against recommendations outlined in the Maine DHHS Transportation Program Evaluation from 2021.

“If you put all your eggs in one basket with one provider, should something happen to that provider, then I would worry the entire state system could fail,” said Kara Hay, the president and CEO of Penquis, a Maine nonprofit that provides rides in Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Somerset counties."
Penquis- Helping Today Building Tomorrow

Maine has delayed awarding Modivcare the entire state for another year as an appeal goes to the state Supreme Court.

06/06/2025

Thank you to Speaker Ryan Fecteau and Representative Jennifer Poirier for adding their strong, bipartisan voices to support the work of our direct support workers across the state of Maine. The work our direct support workers do across the state allows Mainers to live more independently and productively and often prevents more invasive, expensive care.

Reach out to your Maine house and senate members and let them know DSPs are important to you too and that they deserve a living wage!

Also a big thank you to the work of Maine's Essential Care & Support Workforce Partnership for their hard work to make this issue visible.

Advocates say the state needs to support raises for direct care workers so nursing homes, group homes and other agencies can compete for staff with fast food restaurants and retailers.

06/05/2025

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05/30/2025

05/21/2025

"We are underfunding the front end of the system and overpaying for its consequences. Every dollar we fail to spend on early evaluation, therapy, school support and family guidance increases the likelihood that a child will eventually need far more intensive and expensive intervention."

"It’s a moral failing. We are asking kids to wait months and years for help while we burn through resources on crisis care."

05/14/2025

The Alliance is here at the 2025 Hope Conference. The HOPE Conference is a statewide recovery and wellness conference for persons in recovery from substance abuse use and mental health challenges and service providers. It was created to help participants gain a greater understanding of what recovery and wellness looks like from the many paths and different perspectives on the journey of life. A huge Thank you to Consumer Council System of Maine and all the volunteers that make this happen.

05/12/2025

Thank you for recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month 2025! Shout out to all of the MH providers offering services across Maine.

WHEREAS, mental health is an essential component of overall health and wellbeing, and through working together to raise public awareness and reduce stigma around seeking mental health treatment, we can improve the lives of individuals and families experiencing mental health challenges; and WHEREAS,....

05/06/2025

The Alliance arrives in the city of Love, Philadelphia, for National Council for Wellbeing’s NATCON25 with the Maine delegation (58 Mainers strong) to share our work and learn from our colleagues nationwide.