Welcome to our new website! If you’re just finding us for the first time, or you’ve been waiting patiently for us to improve our online presence, WELCOME!
We will continue to add information and features, with every intention of providing up-to-date reports of CCSM activities, as well as current events and news in the consumer and mental health community in Maine and beyond. We will ask for your comments and feedback on a variety of issues on a regular basis. Keep checking in and taking part!
The Consumer Council System of Maine exists to make sure consumers/peers of mental health services have a significant voice in what happens in Maine’s adult mental health service system. Our work takes place at the legislature, the Office of Adult Mental Health Services, local communities, and many other settings, doing whatever we can to bring forward our ideas and strategies for consumer-driven, recovery-based services.
Current Issues
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Issue #1: Involuntary Outpatient CommitmentLD 1360 Information 2010: February 18 Update: The Health & Human Services Committee held another work session on LD 1360 on February 17th. The majority of the committee voted only to approve Question...18 February 2010Read More...
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Issue #2: Increasing Revenue to Offset Budget CutsWould you be in favor of a temporary increase of one penny in the Maine sales tax rate? Please comment25 January 2010Read More...
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CCSM News
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CCSM Presents Crisis System RedesignIn the midst of budget cuts facing Maine's Mental Health Crisis System and providers scrambling to propose cost savings and streamlining efforts, the CCSM brought forward a system redesign plan that would...19 February 2010Read More...
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SCC Elects New Officers at Annual MeetingThe Statewide Consumer Council held its annual meeting on January 15, 2010, from 10 am to 4 pm at the CCSM Office in Augusta. A regular business meeting was conducted, and members received reports and...26 January 2010Read More...
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Quote of the Week
“When we set exciting worthwhile goals for ourselves, they work in two ways: We work on them, and they work on us.” ~ Bob Moawad
Upcoming Events
- Augusta Local Council
March 16, 2010 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - Bath/Brunswick Area Local Council Meeting
March 19, 2010 (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) - Greater Bangor Area Local Council Meeting
March 23, 2010 (5:30 PM - 7:00 PM) - Statewide Consumer Council Monthly Meeting
March 26, 2010 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM) - Portland Local Council Meeting
April 06, 2010 (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM)