For informational flyer, click HERE

Location:

Par & Grill

118 Bennett Drive

Caribou, ME. 04736

Light Refreshments Provided

Mileage Reimbursement for peers/consumer

Location:

The Dana Center @ Maine Medical Center

22 Bramhall Street

Portland, Maine 04101

Light Refreshments Provided

Mileage Reimbursement for peers/consumers

Location:

Community Health & Counseling Services

Conference Room

78 Madison Avenue

Skowhegan, Maine

This is a support group for adults living with mental illness that provides a safe place for people to share their stories about their struggles with mental illness and learn from others.

The group is led by a trained local volunteers who are living well with a mental illness.

Click here to view the brochure

For informational flyer, click HERE

DHHS is looking for people who have MaineCare to come talk about MaineCare and their health care with researchers from the University of Southern Maine.  The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is changing the way it pays hospitals and physicians in order to improve the quality of services and the way services are delivered to MaineCare members. So the purpose of this group is to hear directly from you about your experiences with MaineCare and your ideas for improving it. These Listening Sessions are a chance for you to let DHHS know about what you like and dislike about MaineCare and how it can work better for you.

The names of people who go to the Listening Sessions will be kept confidential. The researchers will summarize what is said in a report that will be shared with people in DHHS and others who are trying to improve the MaineCare program.  This is a great opportunity to help improve the MaineCare program.

Participants will receive a $30 gift certificate to Hannaford's, travel reimbursement (44 cents per mile) and child care reimbursement, if needed.

Monthly meeting for Maine Association of Peer Support and Recovery Centers.

Location:

Range Pond State Park

Poland, Maine

Each center is responsible for bringing their members lunch.

The meeting discussion for September will be about how the MAPSRC retreat went in August 2010.

MAPSRC is made up of the 16 Peer Support Centers/Social Clubs throughout the state. They offer flat grants and educational tech grants to the centers each year. MAPSRC also holds an annual 2 day retreat that offers workshops (presented by peers when possible) on Day 1 and recreational activities on Day 2.

Location: Old VA Building

209 Lincoln Avenue

Rumford, Maine 04276

Light Refreshments Provided

Mileage Reimbursement for peers/consumers

For informational flyer, click HERE

• Effective models of culture-change in inpatient settings;
• Experiences in bringing peer staff into acute care settings, including the challenges, successes, and benefits of doing so and the transformative impact that peer supports can have on acute care;
• The various consumer-managed/staffed crisis residential alternatives that currently exist.

DHHS is looking for people who have MaineCare to come talk about MaineCare and their health care with researchers from the University of Southern Maine.  The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is changing the way it pays hospitals and physicians in order to improve the quality of services and the way services are delivered to MaineCare members. So the purpose of this group is to hear directly from you about your experiences with MaineCare and your ideas for improving it. These Listening Sessions are a chance for you to let DHHS know about what you like and dislike about MaineCare and how it can work better for you.

The names of people who go to the Listening Sessions will be kept confidential. The researchers will summarize what is said in a report that will be shared with people in DHHS and others who are trying to improve the MaineCare program.  This is a great opportunity to help improve the MaineCare program.

Participants will receive a $30 gift certificate to Hannaford's, travel reimbursement (44 cents per mile) and child care reimbursement, if needed.

* Please note the permanent change of meeting location*

Location:

Parkview Hospital Board Room

329 Maine Street

Brunswick, Maine 04011

Light Refreshment Provided

Mileage Reimbursement for peers/consumers

If you need transportation, please call 373-4273 by the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Please specify that you need a ride to the CCSM Local Council Meeting.

Location: Consumer Council System of Maine Office

55 Middle Street, Suite 2

Augusta, Maine 04330

Light Refreshments Provided

Mileage Reimbursement for peers/consumers

Location:

Community Health & Counseling Services

Conference Room

78 Madison Avenue

Skowhegan, Maine

This is a support group for adults living with mental illness that provides a safe place for people to share their stories about their struggles with mental illness and learn from others.

The group is led by trained local volunteers who are living well with a mental illness.

Click here to view brochure

Location: B-Street Community Center

Conference Room A- 1st Floor

57 Birch Street

Lewiston, Maine 04240

Light Refereshments Provided

Mileage Reimbursement for peers/consumers

For informational flyer, click HERE

Location: Consumer Council System of Maine Office

55 Middle Street

Augusta, Maine 04330

Location: Kenduskeag Terraces Meeting Room

117 Court Street

Bangor, Maine 04401

Light Refreshments Provided

Mileage reimbursement available for peers/consumers

To be held in at the Hyatt Anaheim, California from Wednesday, September 29 -  Sunday, October 3, 2010

This is a national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors.

Each Alternatives Conference offers in-depth technical assistance on peer-delivered services and self-help/recovery methods. Beyond the exchange of knowledge and networking, Alternatives offers a rich social, artistic, and healing environment.

Click here for more information, registration and scholarship applications.

To be held in at the Hyatt Anaheim, California from Wednesday, September 29 -  Sunday, October 3, 2010

This is a national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors.

Each Alternatives Conference offers in-depth technical assistance on peer-delivered services and self-help/recovery methods. Beyond the exchange of knowledge and networking, Alternatives offers a rich social, artistic, and healing environment.

Click here for more information, registration and scholarship applications.

For informational flyer, click HERE